When Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, first stated in 1965 that processing power would double every two years, everybody thought he was a complete loony. But not only was he proven correct on that front, but the same thing happened to storage space. It's almost impossible to believe, but back then computers were rated in kilobytes, and those alone cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and were reserved exclusively for super computers.
Only a short few decades on, and we were fitting 100,000 times that amount on a piece of plastic the size of a large bee. Ten years after that, and we can fit a quarter of a terabyte onto the same piece of hardware. For the zero-lovers out there, that's 250,000,000 kilobytes. Even better, you can pick up that much storage for about the same price as a restaurant meal. Insane, isn't it?
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.