Some people like to go out
drinking and show everyone just how
hard they are by
downing their
pints of
beer in one
gulp. Unfortunately, with the
inexorable rise of
alcopops and
bottled beer, the prospect of
downing had become
impossible - if you raise a
bottle to your lips and attempt to consume
the lot, you will only receive a
small amount of
liquid in your mouth: since no
air can get into the bottle, no alcoholic
beverage can get out.
This is where the
Strawpedo comes in:
Like a
Torpedo,
drink hits the back of your throat: hence the name:
Straw-
pedo.
This works, obviously, because the
straw allows
air to enter the
bottle and displace the
booze inside. Be warned, that repeated Straw-pedoing can get you very
drunk indeed.
The practice is now common in
British nightclubs and is sometimes also known as "
Snorkelling".