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05-25-2010, 10:22 AM
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http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/23662521/detail.html
Las Vegas: Step 1: Pour a shot of vodka.
Step 2: Place the shot glass over your eye.
Step 3: Let the vodka soak into your eyeball.
The latest – and medically dangerous -- drinking game to hit parties is called vodka eyeballing.
“It’s one of those things you do at a party when you’re young and drunk,” said Matt Webster, of Las Vegas. “You think, ‘know what would be a really great idea, let’s stick a vodka bottle in our eyes.’”
The goal is a quick buzz, the (unproven) theory being that the alcohol is absorbed directly into the eyeball, directly impacting the blood stream.
But Dr. Kent Wellish, an ophthalmologist in Las Vegas, said that repeated exposure of vodka to an eye can cause long-term effects, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, and for some, blindness.
“At some of the clubs, waitresses are doing this to get extra tips,” he said. “Unless you like the … feeling of soap every time you blink for the rest of your life, it’s not a good idea.”
To top it off, the doctor said vodka eyeballing doesn’t even work. He said more alcohol is absorbed through the traditional shot taken as a drink than absorbing it into the eyeball.
:drunk
:dizzy
:vomit:
:hang
http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/23662521/detail.html
Las Vegas: Step 1: Pour a shot of vodka.
Step 2: Place the shot glass over your eye.
Step 3: Let the vodka soak into your eyeball.
The latest – and medically dangerous -- drinking game to hit parties is called vodka eyeballing.
“It’s one of those things you do at a party when you’re young and drunk,” said Matt Webster, of Las Vegas. “You think, ‘know what would be a really great idea, let’s stick a vodka bottle in our eyes.’”
The goal is a quick buzz, the (unproven) theory being that the alcohol is absorbed directly into the eyeball, directly impacting the blood stream.
But Dr. Kent Wellish, an ophthalmologist in Las Vegas, said that repeated exposure of vodka to an eye can cause long-term effects, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, and for some, blindness.
“At some of the clubs, waitresses are doing this to get extra tips,” he said. “Unless you like the … feeling of soap every time you blink for the rest of your life, it’s not a good idea.”
To top it off, the doctor said vodka eyeballing doesn’t even work. He said more alcohol is absorbed through the traditional shot taken as a drink than absorbing it into the eyeball.