Old prop bet, can this be done?

[David04]

Last year, someone I know bet that they could drink an entire gallon of milk in half an hour. They tried to do it and lost. That got me and my friends talking, saying that we could do it in an hour, whatever. Nothing else really came of this, but I've been thinking about it recently. I think I could probably get down an entire gallon of 1% milk and keep it down for long enough to win the bet.

Has anyone here ever done this and won? What should I do to prepare? Drink a lot of water/milk the week or so before, and nothing on the day I drink the milk? I'm a pretty big guy, so maybe that will help.

Any tips for doing this? Or am I wasting my time?

Also, do you think it matters whether or not I drink from a cup or straight from the gallon(from a psychological standpoint)

Any other technicalities I can use to make this easier on myself(drink from a cup, 1% or skim milk, etc.)

One more thought-would it be better to drink as much as possible in the first 10-15 minutes and then wait to digest a little? Or drink it all as fast as I can? Or pace myself, something like 1 liter every 15 minutes or so?

[Larimani]

What's wrong with you??

[RandomGuy]

Half hour? No way. It can't be done. You will puke. A few people have done it in an hour. But most fail.

You'll definitely want skim milk if you try it.

See this site for more tips.

[David04]

I am going to do it in an hour. The guy I know tried to do it in half an hour.

Thanks for the link.

[bholdr]

you have as good of a chance at getting it done in half an hour as in an hour, IMO. i've seen many people try, all have failed.

the correct strategy will help a ton in your effort, here it is:

The closest i have ever seen someone come to having the whole gallon in his stomach at the one hour mark (no puking allowed) was my buddy ross. he postulated that the reason it's hard to accomplish was twofold:

A: the body just doesn't like milk
B: the milk is usually served cold. no good.

so... he took a gallon of room-temp milk, and as soon as the clock started, he pounded a quart. even this was enough to make him queasy. he didn't drink another drop for 58 minutes. at the 8 minute mark, he pounded the rest. he actually got it down, but it came back up ay 59:35... ouch. everyone else that i've seen try it has sipped slowly and consistantly over the hour. few even made it to half a gallon. i am convinced that ross' stratgey is the only way to go.

GL, though i'd be betting against you. i laid ross 5-2 that he couldn't do it... he thought that was a fantastic bet, as i've seen him pound two 40s with only one breath allowed between chugs, i've seen him drink 148oz of beer in 43 minutes (my best was 76), so he had reason to think he could do it, but... an easy $20 and good entertainment as the milk volcano came out his nose...

[jumpthru]

This is more or less impossible at an hour--not to mention half hour. The people I have seen try it all puked.

The reason I hear its impossible, is becasue milk expands in your stomach, so it takes up more space. The only real way to do it I hear, is to condition your stomach by trying to stretch it out, by eating a lot...not so sure though.

[Loci]

Not true-
I drink that much all the time. The trick is really to not think about it. You have to pace yourself, eat something first, and just not think about it.
The real trick is slamming a two liter of diet coke in under 60 seconds. (uggggggghhh)
God, I love proposition betting.
Eric

[JKratzer]

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The reason I hear its impossible, is becasue milk expands in your stomach, so it takes up more space.

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This may or may not be true. The real limiting factor is the amount of lactose contained in milk. Most people can't handle very much lactose, especially once the pass their teenage years.

I know one person who did this successfully, but he was allowed to eat chocolate chip cookies while he drank it (one-hour).

JKratzer

[pinebull]

It really depends on what exactly the bet is. I accepted this bet a few years ago, I had to drink one gallon of milk and keep it down for one hour. I was able to drink the whole gallon - no real tips there, just sort of have to pound through it, for what it's worth I started off fast (first quart in about 5 minutes) because I figured it would get more difficult the more I drank. But it all came back up about 5 minutes after I finished drinking. This bet isn't all that uncommon, and I expect if you search a bit you'll find it is likely physically impossible - something about the volume or amount of pressure it puts on your stomach. Oh yeah, and if you do try it, you're gonna feel real bad for a few hours afterwards....

[pzhon]

This looks doable, though dangerous and not pleasant.

Where do you think the liquid will go? Keep in mind that the volume of your blood supply is about a gallon. You can't store an extra gallon there.

I think it would be a big help to start out dehydrated. However, I think life-threatening hyponatremia (blood dilution) is still a possible result, even if you prepare yourself by not drinking earlier and consume something salty as you drink. Drinking too much water can cause disorientation, convulsions, coma, death, or even severe diarrhea.

The key might be your kidneys. You may want to get your kidney function checked ahead of time (and afterwards), and make sure you are not taking any of the common medicines (like most common painkillers) that interfere with your kidneys. Under normal circumstances, you can survive on only 20% percent renal efficiency, but if you are going to drink a gallon in an hour you want your kidneys to be at 100%. I'm not sure how much water you can excrete this way, but my guess is that you can get rid of about a half-gallon this way.

Caffeine and alcohol (diuretics) encourage urine production. It might be easier to drink a gallon if you eat something with caffeine in it ahead of time, or if you make it a gallon of caffeinated iced tea instead of milk. You might want to practice with smaller quantities to see how rapidly you can convert drinks to urine.

By the way, you should also get used to drinking milk ahead of time.