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Curved Glass Linked to Fast Beer Drinking

Oct 10, 2012 |  3

Drinking beer from a flute-shaped glass might rapidly increase your speed of drinking, making you become drunk quicker, according to research by British psychologists.


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  1. 1. jctyler 12:38 PM 10/10/12

    square beerglasses anyone?

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  2. 2. hanmeng 03:06 PM 10/10/12

    http://www.bps.org.uk/news/glass-shapes-and-drinking-behaviour
    Dr Susan Marchant-Haycox explained: "...Before any overall conclusions can be drawn from such a study much larger samples need to be used in environs where drink is consumed."

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  3. 3. jctyler in reply to hanmeng 04:13 PM 10/10/12

    I volunteer

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