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Shotgunning
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This article is about the drinking practice. Shotgunning can also mean shooting with a shotgun.


Shotgunning is a means of consuming a canned beverage, especially beer, very quickly by a particular technique involving punching a hole in the side of the can near the bottom. It is usually practiced as a form of drinking game and is especially popular among college students. Shnorkelling is the equivalent practice for rapid consumption of a beverage in a glass bottle, and this is described further below.
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   1 Procedure
   2 Scientific explanation
   3 Shnorkelling
   4 See also
   5 External link



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Procedure

To shotgun a beverage one punches a small hole in the side of the can near the bottom before the tab is pulled; this is usually done using a key or other sharp instrument. The drinker then places this hole to his or her lips, tilts the can right-side-up, and pulls the tab in the usual manner. The combined effects of gravity and the pressure change that follow when the tab is pulled cause the beverage to be forced out of the can, and into the drinker's mouth, very rapidly. Unless one is skilled in the technique it is easy to become soaked as the drink rushes out of the can. Depending on the beverage and the way the technique is performed, a beverage of twelve US fluid ounces can be consumed in well under a minute. Accomplished shotgunners can consume this amount in several seconds. The method of shotgunning a beer is demonstrated by John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga in the 1985 film The Sure Thing. A more updated film featuring the art of shotgunning can be seen in the 2002 film FUBAR.
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Scientific explanation

It can readily be seen that when one pours liquid from an open vessel such as a glass or mug it emerges in a steady stream, whereas when one pours a liquid from can or bottle it 'chugs' from the container somewhat more slowly.

The reason for this is that as a liquid leaves a container the space it once occupied must immediately be filled by the surrounding air. This is because otherwise a vacuum would result. Because "nature abhors a vacuum", as a liquid leaves a container atmospheric pressure forces air into the vessel to take its place. This process is usually unnoticeable in the case of a glass or mug because the surrounding air has no difficulty gaining access to the vessel. However this changes in the case of a container with a single, narrow opening such as a bottle or can.

When a liquid is poured out of such a container quickly, surrounding air has no easy way to gain access and take its place. For this reason the stream leaving a can or bottle is regularly interrupted to allow air to enter, resulting in the familiar 'chug-chug' sound.

Shotgunning works by creating a second hole in a can so that air can enter one hole (the can's original opening) while the beverage can be poured, in a rapid, uninterrupted stream, through the remaining hole (cut in the side of the can). Tilting the can ensures that gravity is also put to maximum effect.
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Shnorkelling

Shnorkelling is the equivalent of shotgunning when a stubbie/glass bottle of beer is used. A bendy straw is inserted into the top of the stubbie and the small end is bent down and held over the edge of the bottle. To drink, the mouth of the bottle and the elbow of the bendy straw is put in the mouth and upended. The bendy straw ensures a steady flow of air into the bottle, and the beer can therefore be consumed very quickly.

[frankrickard]

Greatest thing ever?  http://www.hammsclub.com/

And where can I get this?:

[ritz72]

Duff-----

Yes she does----------Dunwoody!!

[DuffMan]

I've tried shnorkelling, and shotgunning is by far the better technique.

[Touchdown Tommy]

Ritzy,

Very educational and informative this afternoon.  That should be sufficient "advice" for the old guys to practice.

[sjusection105]

Ritzy,

Very educational and informative this afternoon.  That should be sufficient "advice" for the old guys to practice.

Bus,
If I practice & have a "reversal" then what?? Keep on practicing until I pass out??

[sju56321]

BUS-care to give me advise on taking a nice picture of guys actually shotgunning??

[DuffMan]

BUS-care to give me advise on taking a nice picture of guys actually shotgunning??

Great burn, Zip!

[ritz72]

What is the difference between a group of pigmy scientists and the St. Thomas Women's Track Team??



Ans:  One is a group of cunning runts!!!

[OzJohnnie]

They love David Hasselhoff.

So do the Australians.  Damndest thing I ever saw. It's as out of place as walking into a Hill City bar (you know, of the 7 built completely out of cinder blocks) and ordering a Cosmopolitan.  Just not right.

[Willy Wonka]

Frank and Wahoo - The second to last play of the Azuza game, Slim fired a bullet to Hoag across the middle. He got lit up and the ball popped into the air and I grabbed it in the end zone. Then a defender slapped it out of my hands before I could tuck it. The next play - the last of the game - we ran a fade to me in the left corner. The 5-10ish defender fell down on my slick out fake - they played zone when we expected man - and threw his legs into mine and I tumbled down right next to him. I watched the ball sail about three feet over my head.

Turns out those were the last plays of my college football career. Thanks for bringing it up 

[ritz72]

Frank and Wahoo - The second to last play of the Azuza game, Slim fired a bullet to Hoag across the middle. He got lit up and the ball popped into the air and I grabbed it in the end zone. Then a defender slapped it out of my hands before I could tuck it. The next play - the last of the game - we ran a fade to me in the left corner. The 5-10ish defender fell down on my slick out fake - they played zone when we expected man - and threw his legs into mine and I tumbled down right next to him. I watched the ball sail about three feet over my head.

Turns out those were the last plays of my college football career. Thanks for bringing it up 

You guys didn't make the playoffs that year???

[OzJohnnie]

Damn the metric system, driving on the left side of the road and all else un-American!

The thing about driving on the left side of the road is that you only do that when you are concentrating.   Day dream a little and you're right back on the right.  No worries.

[sjusection105]

Do the Tommie jokes need to stop after this week?  This is so entertaining

[frankrickard]

Willy-  Those were my last plays too.  Remember when Severson ran on the field and yelled at the ref, "You blew the game for us" after that play.  That was hilarious.

I wish I wasn't at work today.  It's so nice outside...a perfect day for a round of 18...holes and beers that is.