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Man dies after winning vodka drinking contest
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | Man Dies After Winning Vodka-Drinking Contest
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A vodka-drinking competition in a southern Russian town ended in tragedy with the winner dead and several runners-up in intensive care.
"The competition lasted 30, perhaps 40 minutes and the winner downed three half-liter bottles. He was taken home by taxi but died within 20 minutes," said Roman Popov, a prosecutor pursuing the case in the town of Volgodonsk.
"Five contestants ended up in intensive care. Those not in hospital turned up the next day, ostensibly for another drink."
Popov said the director of the shop organizing this month's contest had been charged with manslaughter. He had offered 10 liters of vodka to the competitor drinking the most in the shortest time.
Russians drink the equivalent of 15 liters of pure alcohol per head annually, one of the highest rates in the world. Some experts estimate one in seven Russians is an alcoholic.
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| TranceGiant |
Must be Orbaxov.
Orbax' Russian cousin. |
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| monoxide |
| it was a very alike accident in lithuania 2months ago: there was a bet, that whoever drinks a 0.75litre 'lithuanian vodka' [vol45] WITH ONE GULP [:wtf: without breathing] wins 20€ [double WHAT THE ? he should probably win a villa-magna on mediterranean 4 that]. a man drank the vodka in less than 25secs:eyes: and almost instantly lost his consciousness... i'm surprised that doctors saved him. the man said he won't take his winnings (20€), but he said that never give up drinking. |
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| Fundamental |
| That's ridiculous. |
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| monoxide |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fundamental
That's ridiculous. |
you should say this to jobless alcoholics in villages ;) :D |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceGiant
Must be Orbaxov.
Orbax' Russian cousin. |
:stongue: :haha: :stongue: :haha:
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceGiant
Must be Orbaxov.
Orbax' Russian cousin. |
lol :haha: |
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| UWM |
| I drank a litre of vodka once in an hour, but three 1/2 litres in 30 minutes? They shouldn't be surprised people ended up dead and/or in intensive care. |
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| nchs09 |
| hahaha that is the funniest thing ever.... ya i drank half a liter and passed out......no mixer though..pure shots of absolute. it was crazy. |
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| jdjd |
that is so true about russians and drinking (especially vodka)
there are tons of russians at my university and they drink like fish |
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