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Robert Cade, Dana Shires, Harry James Free, and Alejandro de Quesada were the medical researchers at the University of Florida who created the original Gatorade thirst quencher in 1965.[1] The Gators football coach, Ray Graves, was frustrated with the performance of his players during the hot summer football practices, and asked the team doctor, one of Cade?s associates, for his insight. Cade and his research team came across the unique mix of water, sodium, sugar, potassium, phosphate, and lemon juice that is now known as Gatorade in honor of the football team, the Gators. The football team credited Gatorade with their first Orange Bowl win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1967, and the drink became an instant phenomenon. The Yellow Jackets coach Bud Carson, when asked why they lost, replied: "We didn?t have Gatorade. That made the difference."[2]

Posted By: Steve in Holland on December 9th 2009 at 12:49:31

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gatorade??? - jesus wept!! (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:22:43
- Electric Kool Aid is more your style I would guess (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Dec 9, 12:58:28
  - That does sound quite cool (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:02:04
- Named after the University of Florida Gators. UF researchers invented it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 9, 12:49:05
  - ... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 9, 12:49:31
- Moreover, why sponsor someone who has a walk while someone carries his bag (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 9, 12:33:39
  - cos there are loads of stupid people (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:35:50
    - Woods has always been a miserable (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 12:40:39
      - lol. He's kept it fucking quiet though, hintee? Takes some skill, that (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Dec 9, 12:51:14
        
        It's like a dam... (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 12:52:35
        
        house of cards works much better (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:53:44
        
        No, I made it up (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 12:55:34
        
        i had a feeling you did (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:57:22
        
        Err no, it would have exctly the effect he described. That's why (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:00:32
        
        Brick/Block/material (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 13:02:13
        
        i don't see any evidence (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:04:06
        
        The principle of the physics is correct (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 13:06:59
        
        might try it later with some lego (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:09:43
        
        Good luck with that (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 13:17:34
        
        if it collapses i'll be proper gutted (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:19:09
        
        You'll get wet too (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:37:13
        
        i'll construct it in the bath (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:39:07
        
        You have waaayyy too much faith. That's dangerous. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:05:24
        
        just don't think such a risk would be taken (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:06:17
        
        one brick (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:57:46
- Biggest sports drink in the US. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 9, 12:24:59
- it's a sports drink (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:24:29
  - Because it has such a goddam stupid name. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:28:20
    - No more stupid than Lucozade imo. (General Chat) - lurd, Dec 9, 12:32:21
      - Indeed but that is English so I have heard of it. In fact it's so old (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:36:07
        
        That's the only time we got it (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 9, 12:39:19
        
        i had ribena and ice cream (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:39:47
      - tbf lucozade is better (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:34:47
    - you seem like a complete snob (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:29:38
      - How on earth is that snobbish?? You might have a point about Cambridge though (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:37:11
        
        Well? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:43:45
        
        having a go at a name (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:44:46
        
        Pompous, me??? he, he that's very, very funny SCC. You're good. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:53:02
        
        cheers mate (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:54:12
        
        So, if I'd said I thought Marcus Marlborough-Smythe was a silly name, (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:51:58
        
        no (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 12:52:49
        
        Excellent :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 12:54:39
        
        a name with history too (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 9, 12:50:29

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