Group bladder endurance contest in Wisconsin bar
Deadspin has a picture of a poster in a New Lisbon, Wisconsin bar reading
“Free Tap Beer!! during Green Bay football games (until someone pees or leaves)”
The brands of beers on the poster are Bud and Bud Light. If the odds of dying from water intoxication from drinking Bud Light are the similar to the odds drinking plain water, it is surprising that such a contest is being held given the death of a competitor in the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest sponsored by a Sacramento radio station. (Of course, some people might say that Bud Light is virtually indistinguishable from water. 😉 )
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Anonymous said
January 18, 2008 @ 8:02 pm
Alcohol actually causes the body to rid of itself of fluids. A person drinking beer will have to pee more than a person drinking the same amount of water. The contest won’t last as long. The risk therefore is less.
Carey said
January 19, 2008 @ 5:36 pm
I don’t think the odds are the same for beer as it is for water. Water intoxication is from lowering your sodium level by drinking too much plain water at one time, which causes your brain cells to absorb more fluid through osmosis. Beer has plenty of sodium in it.