Red Bull; wtf?

[hatzel]

Seriously what the hell is up with Red Bull? Not the product, but the company. F1 is an infamously big-money sport, and then they say they want two teams. Oh, and a football team. And a whole bunch of other stuff. That thing with the jumping in the water. That thing with the carts down the hill. And don't even get me started on the Red Bull branding all over that thing up in space that dude jumped out of. How often is something like that going to happen, but they're there. I swear no other company has a comparable marketing strategy, or the advertising budget to actually maintain it, so somebody tell me what's happening here...

[Os Cangaceiros]

Red Bull is actually a front for a shadowy international organization involved in gun running, drug smuggling & human trafficking! :ohmy:

That's my guess!

[Ele'ill]

Red Bull is actually a front for a shadowy international organization involved in gun running, drug smuggling & human trafficking! :ohmy:


coca cola

[Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist]

coca cola

No, front implies that they're trying to hide it. When a business does evil shit and gets away with it, that's called a corporation.

[Zukunftsmusik]

That thing with the jumping in the water. That thing with the carts down the hill. And don't even get me started on the Red Bull branding all over that thing up in space that dude jumped out of.

funniest line on Revleft so far this year

[DDR]

They have already two F1 teams, redbull racing and toro rosso.

Here's the list of red bull teams in all sports: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_GmbH#Sport_ownership

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

I admire them for their determination, if nothing else. They managed to take a fairly mediocre energy drink and turn it into one of the most recognizable cult brands of the 21st century. I mean, Red Bull has been around since the late 80s, but at some point around 2000 they just exploded in popularity. The stuff has even become a primary ingredient in a handful of cocktails, so they've also got the pub crowd locked up.

....And the thing is, it tastes like carbonated horse piss! I mean, I can understand Coca-Cola becoming so large, because Coca-Cola is delicious. But fucking 5-Hour Energy tastes better than Red Bull!

[Paul Pott]

Red bull is quite nasty, true.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Red bull is targeting the youth with it's marketing: They are sponsoring all cool things.

Oh, and they already had/have two F1 teams: Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Torro Rosso

[Tenka]

Where and with whom is F1 racing "cool"? I never thought watching ugly cars speed around covered in ads was cool. Neither is driving those cars.

I remember seeing more than my fair share of those "It gives you wings!" TV ads for Red Bull in my youth. Don't remember if I ever drank the shit though. :lol:

[Leftsolidarity]

When I visited NYC 2 weeks ago I noticed they were involved in music stuff too.

I've actually only tried it a couple times. Tastes like fucking battery acid mixed with nasty cough syrup. Idk why anyone drinks it. There's much better shitty energy drinks to choose from.

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Where and with whom is F1 racing "cool"? I never thought watching ugly cars speed around covered in ads was cool. Neither is driving those cars.

I remember seeing more than my fair share of those "It gives you wings!" TV ads for Red Bull in my youth. Don't remember if I ever drank the shit though. :lol:

I do way to much energy drink, but almost never Red Bull. I like the taste, but it's way too expensive.

I was a total car-nut for a while (i'm a car mechanic) so i like a lot of racing. But the last few years have been all about slowing the cars down (which almost never seems to work) and ecology (which is understandable). Cars in F1 became real ugly-looking. And all the changes for the car, for the season, the racing weekends, the pitstops and the point-system was taking away all the fun.
So i never watch it anymore.

Also, in Holland you can now only watch it on a payed channel, which of courese i don't, so even if i wanted to see it, i'd have to watch it on BBC or some German channel.

[hatzel]

Why are people telling me Red Bull have two F1 teams when that's literally the first thing I said? :confused:

Is this all just because I'm too European to really get it? The New York Red Bulls sounds like the crazy stuff Americans do with their 'franchises' and junk, but Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Leipzig...what is this I don't even...

Maybe I'll think differently when Newcastle complete their transition to become FC Sports Direct, then this kind of stuff might just seem like standard practice to me :)

(PS. Crystal Palace ---> the Croydon Eddie Izzards ooh what a rebrand just imagine it for a second!)

[Igor]

Where and with whom is F1 racing "cool"? I never thought watching ugly cars speed around covered in ads was cool. Neither is driving those cars.


it's pretty much the #2 sport in terms of observers here after ice hockey so in finland, i guess

red bull football team also has to be the weirdest fucking thing and i dont know what kind of fan can still keep supporting their team when they seriously rename themselves after red bull. like, chelsea and city fans are mysterious creatures enough but they're at least keeping the pretense of tradition alive, when you literally name yourself "red bull" i dont even know what the fuck

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

The supporters of the football-club that changed their name to Red Bull largely left and started their own football club; SV Austria Salzburg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5LBn7acFVM

[Doflamingo]

Don't remember if I ever drank the shit though. :lol:

It tastes like carbonated flavored urine. :mellow:

[Zukunftsmusik]

Where and with whom is F1 racing "cool"? I never thought watching ugly cars speed around covered in ads was cool. Neither is driving those cars.

worst, most boring sport ever

[Ele'ill]

I have heard that to have a good morning you slam an extra strength five hour energy drink with some apple juice and then drink a redbull.

[Tifosi]

Maybe I'll think differently when Newcastle complete their transition to become FC Sports Direct, then this kind of stuff might just seem like standard practice to me :)

(PS. Crystal Palace ---> the Croydon Eddie Izzards ooh what a rebrand just imagine it for a second!)

Already happened at Cardiff 'The Bluebirds' City :sneaky:

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

Why are people telling me Red Bull have two F1 teams when that's literally the first thing I said? :confused:

Well, actually you said they want two F1 teams, not thay have...

[Domela Nieuwenhuis]

worst, most boring sport ever

Never saw indy-car i guess? Ovalracing: "They're making a left turn...they're making another left turn!"

[Rugged Collectivist]

....And the thing is, it tastes like carbonated horse piss! I mean, I can understand Coca-Cola becoming so large, because Coca-Cola is delicious. But fucking 5-Hour Energy tastes better than Red Bull!

Nothing tastes worse than 5-hour energy.

[Ele'ill]

extra strength five hour energy chased with an apple juice and a redbull

you don't drink energy drinks for the taste of them

[Fawkes]

They just finished Red Bull Music Academy here too. To be fair, there were actually some amazing fucking people/groups at it

I've always been of the opinion that red bull tastes like carbonated melted gummy bears

[Sinister Cultural Marxist]

"I don't always drink energy drinks, but when I do, I don't drink red bull"

says the most interesting communist in the world

"Drink coffee, my friend"

(sorry, I had to make a nod to smart marketing)

[Leftsolidarity]

They just finished Red Bull Music Academy here too. To be fair, there were actually some amazing fucking people/groups at it

I've always been of the opinion that red bull tastes like carbonated melted gummy bears

HA! That's what I meant! That's for reminding me, it was really annoying me not being able to remember.

[Fawkes]

HA! That's what I meant! That's for reminding me, it was really annoying me not being able to remember.

Thanks for hanging out with me when you were here DICK!

[Leftsolidarity]

Thanks for hanging out with me when you were here DICK!

I actually should be heading back around September or something like that. Ill hit you up when I do. I've been there twice now and still haven't even swung by C Squat even though I wanted to go to NYC just for that since middle school.

[Rugged Collectivist]

extra strength five hour energy chased with an apple juice and a redbull

you don't drink energy drinks for the taste of them

Shows what you know because that's exactly why I drink rockstar. It has no effect on me energy wise.

Completely agree with you on the five hour energy though. No one drinks that for the taste.

[Rusty Shackleford]

I have heard that to have a good morning you slam an extra strength five hour energy drink with some apple juice and then drink a redbull.

over a 10 hour period i used to have 2 5 hr energys, a 8.4 oz redbull, and a few cups of coffee.


i had to stop because while working i would get like rage tunnel vision or start moving so fast, or thinking i was, that i would probably hurt myself. that much caffeine and whatever else is fucking dangerous. it made me act like a total dick.


now, its just maybe half a cup of coffee in the morning. and a 5 hr energy all day, half in morn, half at lunch. its so much better to actually EAT food for energy, you know, breakfast... i also discovered the less you rely on uppers(not amphetamines, i mean in a general sense, like niacin) and caffeine, the better you are at actually doing shit.


as for taste, Red Bull doesnt taste like it will make my piss glow, and its not so offensively flavored that i think i might go into diabetic shock. everything else in comparison is like a Four Loko, and im totally ok with that, because fuck Four Lokos.


and for 5 hour energys, the pomegranate one tastes the best imo.




and for energy beer, get some white ale or some other lighter type beer that still has a bit of flavor, and put some (meaning not the whole damn bottle for fucks sake) citrus 5 hr energy in it. bad idea, but then again not such a bad idea. i might get one of those cranberry red bulls (the red can) and mix it with vodka. who knows. sounds like a nice one time thing.

[The Intransigent Faction]

Red Bull - It goes great with Jagermeister! ;)1

[Leftsolidarity]

for a better morning you could just drink a sidewalk slam

[Igor]

Red Bull - It goes great with Jagermeister! ;)1

yeah if you want to ruin some perfectly good jager

[Lobotomy]

I like the taste of red bull.. :bored:

[Leftsolidarity]

I like the taste of red bull.. :bored:

I don't believe you