They say it’s a poor carpenter who blames his tools, but sometimes the right gear can make all the difference. So if you find yourself completely sober at noon on a weekend, maybe you need to seriously think about upgrading your wardrobe with a Drinkmaster Hoodie designed specifically for maximizing your libation enjoyment. More »
They all tell you to live life to the fullest and party while you’re young, but they left out the part where you’ll have to deal with the consequences of it all when you’re older.
You probably already know that alcohol isn’t very good for your health. As to what it can do to your outside appearance, a new app called Drinking Mirror is more than happy to show you.
Once the app is fired up, the user is asked to take a photo of themselves or upload an existing photo. The app will then ‘age’ the image accordingly based on the users current rates of alcohol consumption. If you drink more than you should on a regular basis, then don’t be too surprised if the app displays a blobby, pockmarked face that you can barely recognize after the transformation.
The app was developed for the Scottish Government’s “Drop a Glass Size” campaign and is available for free on the iTunes App Store. It’s also available for Android devices on Google Play.
[via C|NET]
Can’t wait until you’re good and drunk to be an obnoxious dick? When you use the Cap Zappa to crack open a bottle its spring-loaded mechanism can then be used to launch the cap up to 16 feet letting you easily anger and annoy your fellow drinkers. For just $11 you can also consider it an instant black eye machine if you’re not careful who you’re targeting. [Spinning Hat via bookofjoe] More »
“Fire is cool,” quoth Beavis, and yea verily, Butthead did agree. And, honestly, so do we. There’s a little bit of a pyro in most of us, and a flaming drink is certainly a spectacle. That said, there’s a right way, and a whole lot of wrong ways to do it. Here’s the red hot skinny. More »
There’s a phrase people like to repeat in Denver: “Be careful when you drink here.” The claim is that the altitude (elevation 5,280 feet) makes one drink between 1.5 to 3 times as potent. If you visit the area to ski this winter, the city officials will even warn you about it when you get to town. Is there any thing to it? More »
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Yippee! Let’s poison ourselves with beverages that will make us violently ill! It was your battle cry last night, and today you’re paying the price. But what is that hangover you’re experiencing, exactly? More »
Your 2013 New Year’s Eve celebrations are probably over, but if you want to add some pizzazz to your next party 364 days from now, grab a set of these special champagne flutes that feature a laser-etched sparkling point on the bottom producing a non-stop stream of bubbles. More »
In a move that surprised no one, you totally overdid it yesterday. You had to have thirds on ham. You took down a gallon of spiked eggnog. You were feeling festive, but now you feel like crap. More »
There are two things we here at Gizmodo love unabashedly: science and beer. So, when we saw that the gang at the UK’s Institute of Physics had launched a site about the physics of beer, we just had to invite them to come for a chat. More »
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