The latest flash of genius to come out of the wonderfully deranged minds at thinkgeek is this caffeinated soap, so you can get your jolt right in the shower.

This brought to my mind a couple of questions, such as: is the human skin really permeable to caffeine? Is it more potent when taken dermally? Are there any areas of the body that should be avoided? (you know, some highly sensitive, highly vascularized regions?) Wouldn’t doing this cause a skin flush, and mess with body temperature?

But the thing that most boggled my mind was the very last sentence in the product description: “Note: We Cannot Ship Any Caffeine To Sweden Or Belgium”. Now, I know I have regular readers in both those countries. So what gives, guys? Having personally been happily caffeinated in both countries, I can’t see what’s so special about Sweden and Belgium (in that respect anyway)…

Anyone got a theory?