 Hey I'm Tom Merritt from The Daily Tech News Show. I'm also very hungry. Let's count down snacks. Snack time. You know, along with nap time, it's one of the best times of the day. But what upon which to snack? If you're of the geeky persuasion, perhaps a developer or a coder, hardware hacker, creator, or just all around geeky, there are some time-honored favorites. Now I originally planned on making an ethnographic study of geekdom to determine just which snacks are most prevalent in geek society. But I was too hungry so I just asked people on the internet instead. Here are the top five geekiest snacks. Number five. Cup noodles. Ramen. Ramen. If it's an instant noodle, you cook by bathing it in boiling water, it counts. Staple of internet gaming cafes the world round. You can't escape its delicious, salty, and often spicy aroma. Did you know Korean Air even makes it for you on its international flights? Coming in at number four. Soilent. Not the Charlton Heston one made of people. The meal replacement powder named after the Charlton Heston one. Actually, it's named after the novel Make Room, Make Room upon which the arguably inferior movie was also based. Anyway, the powder was once touted as having almost everything you needed to live. It's now seen more as a healthy alternative to some meals. But if you need a meal for an all night session of gaming or coding, Soilent is easy to prepare, delivers a lot of nutrition in an easy to digest, usually formula. Up to number three. Cheetos. There is, of course, a raging argument about whether you must eat them with chopsticks or not. Or whether flaming hot Cheetos are in fact the best Cheetos, which they are. But let's not get political. Let's just agree that puffed corn dusted with a tasty cheese is a very popular energy supplement. Sliding in at number two. Mountain Dew. I mean, really, we could put any sweet drink with caffeine in it here. Red Bull, Joel Ball's list goes on. But the prototype for high caffeine content and sugary soda with a refreshing lime-like taste is the Dew. At number one, Doritos. Like Cheetos, but flat. So geeky Taco Bell was forced to make taco shells out of them. Did you know that the Doritos you probably think of are actually flavored? The Nacho Cheese flavored Dorito. The original Doritos were merely taco flavored. And yes, Cool Ranch is just as popular as Nacho Cheese now. This secured its spot at number one on this list when multiple people wrote, how has nobody mentioned Doritos? And in fact, many people had already mentioned Doritos. Doritos, it's number one. Now, this is just my informal survey combined with my own astute intuition. But there are weaknesses wither lunchables or hot pockets. What about pocky sticks or handy snacks? Tell you what, let's keep this list going. What would you add to your list of geekiest snacks? Let us know in the comments. And if you want more great tech news and info, subscribe to our channel, youtube.com slash daily tech news show, get the podcast at daily tech news show and if you can help support us so we can buy some snacks at patreon.com slash dts. We'll see you there.