In
Douglas Adams'
Infocom Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text game, advanced tea substitute (ATS) is a
substance created by the
Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Nutrimat machine in the galley of the spaceship
Heart of Gold for use as a good source of
Brownian motion (though not as good as a nice, fresh cup of really hot tea) into which to plop the
long, dangly bit of the
atomic vector plotter.
>examine advanced tea substitute
About the only characteristic it shares with tea is that of Brownian motion.
Drinking of this vile fluid permanently deducts 30 points from your final score.
>drink ats
It tastes almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea. It's absolutely disgusting. The cup itself vaporises, part of the Galactic Anti-Litter Program. The Nutrimat says "Share and Enjoy."