Speed drunk: state bans 'ultimate party toy'

[Champ]

A product that promises to get people drunk 10 times faster without the punishment of a hangover or calories has been banned by the NSW government.

Promoted as the "ultimate party toy", alcoholic vapour has been a huge hit in London.

But NSW Gaming Minister Grant McBride said AWOL - alcohol without liquid - is "gimmicky" and sends an irresponsible message about alcohol consumption.

AWOL is created in a machine that mixes a shot of alcoholic spirit with oxygen, this creates a cloudy vapour and is inhaled through the mouth or nose.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/14/1089694394888.html?oneclick=true

[Fenris]

1. LOL! It's called AWOL!

[Jack_Dawson]

2. It's BRILLIANT, Mate!

Australia banning anything that gets you drunk makes no sense whatsoever.

[pocket]

3. Ban, shman

This is just a 'small volume nebulizer' like many people use to take athma drugs with.

Get the asthma nebulizer and pour a shot into it.

My girlfriend has one, I should give it a try.

[olddem43]

4. The pretender ought to like this, especially considering the name.

[johnnie]

7. He probably helped design it n/t

[qb]

5. Irresponsible message? It looks to me like it reduces consumption!

I wanna try it!

[cprise]

6. It's creepy

[Pillowbiter]

8. You can get a similar effect if you drink alcohol though a straw

Though probably nowhere near as strong as this.

PB

[TXlib]

9. Try inhaling through your mouth right after swallowing hard liquor

I can't do it. Cough up a fit.

This machine would hurt like hell.