Let me explain: earlier this year, G-Fuel, a manufacturer of energy powders marketed towards masochists in the e-sports community, announced that it would be making a granulated drink mix branded with one of the most recognizable gaming memes ever...

Unfortunately, like some kind of meatball-shaped angel of death, the Sanic juice did indeed arrive at my doorstep ready to flood my body with the joys of late capitalism meme marketing. Here’s the unopened box in all of its Sanic glory.

Input’s very own Ryan Houlihan and a brave and misguided soul like myself decided to tag along for a taste test, or as the French like to call it, “abusing your body.” A fair warning: what you’re about to see, will likely shock you or at least make you chuckle in that schadenfreude kind of way you get from watching people getting hurt on YouTube.

Am I surprised that G-Fuel’s “Chili Dogs” powder tastes about as good as a shoe made out of meatloaf and asbestos? Not entirely, but to experience that type of monstrosity firsthand is still pretty jarring — and I’ve eaten leftover Arby’s.

My personal take? If you absolutely have got to go fast, take a breath, brew a pot of coffee, and skip the perils of meme-based energy powders. G-fuel will be remiss, but your internal organs will thank you later.