Man peed way out of avalanche!

[jagur]

beer saves lives..



http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1261997.html?menu

[john_childs]

I read that story here (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/31/avalanche_escape/) yesterday. It reads almost like a hoax. Why didn't he just pour the beer on the snow instead of consuming it and then peeing it all out?

[Murde Mental]

duh?! Cause it ain't as much fun?

[jagur]

just pouring it on the snow would be alcohol abuse.

[john_childs]

Alcohol abuse is getting drunk and then sticking your arm in a bag with a very poisonous snake. :)

[daino149]

He needed to warm it up.

[john_childs]

Beer freezes at a lower temperature than water. I think it freezes at somewhere around -2 Celsius or maybe even a little lower. It should work to melt snow without the need to warm it up first by running it through your body.

[spyder]

Snopes. (http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/avalanche.asp)

[Murde Mental]

The man (wether real or not) is a hero.

A real man.

[john_childs]

Originally posted by spyder
Snopes. (http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/avalanche.asp)
Ah. Currently undetermined. I'm thinking that it will turn out to be false.

[wentz]

Originally posted by john_childs
Alcohol abuse is getting drunk and then sticking your arm in a bag with a very poisonous snake. :)

"Always carry a flask of whiskey in case of snake bite. And furthermore, always carry a snake." - WC Fields