A comic by Dr. Lex (a.k.a. Alexander Thomas)
in the style of geeky classics like User Friendly
Latest strip: 181 – Friday, July 4, 2025
Current story arc: Good, Bad, Ugly
Zhang: Have you seen Adil's ‘cafestol’ experiment?
Heidi: I doubt it makes any sense. Any benefits of that substance are disputed. Well, at least he is not distilling and consuming pure caffeine, which could be lethal.
Heidi: Some people believe anything extracted from something ‘natural’ is inherently safe. That is obviously not true, the slime from a Phyllobates terribilis frog is also “natural.”
Zhang: I guess that's also why this box of tea proudly states it is “100% natural tea.”
Heidi: Typical marketing nonsense. It would imply ‘unnatural’ or ‘synthetic’ tea should also exist.
Zhang: I can't imagine what could classify as one of those. Used motor oil extract perhaps?
Heidi: Don't mention that near Adil, it might give him some ideas…
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