Tea Pill ??

[Mick]

Pop a cuppa




Scientists in India have come up with a solution for those moments when you crave a cup of tea but are in a rush to leave the house.

Researchers at the Tocklai tea research centre in Assam have invented a "tea pill" that they claim mimics the taste and refreshing feel of real tea without the need to brew a cuppa.

"The tea tablet is something that you will be able to drink normally or put on your tongue as you go into work and it will freshen you up for the day ahead just like a real cup does," said the centre's director Dr Mridul Hazarika.

"You can suck it, chew it or dissolve it in water the way you like to have it and still feel the taste of a real cup of tea."

The small brown tablet weighs 0.3 grams and contains 80 per cent real tea and 20 percent other flavours.

Dr Hazarika confirmed the centre has applied for a patent and expects a more finely tuned version of the pill to hit the market in six months.

[slinky]

That would give me more time to sleep!!!!!!! great idea, bring em on