Edward Fortyhands

Edward Forty Hands (English Edward Forty hands ) is a drinking game from the USA, in which each player has two 1- liter ( originally 40 - ounce 1.14 liter) bottles of alcohol (usually stout, sometimes wine or cider ) with tape on his hands attached. This he is allowed to take only if they are empty.

The name refers to the movie Edward Scissorhands.

Regulate

Each player has secured a 1- liter bottles of strong beer taped to each hand. He allowed his hands again only used when the bottles were emptied. Alternatively, it can also be determined that a bottle may be accepted as soon as it is empty.

In the original version creates special difficulties because the players usually need to show their hands, for example, to answer a call or go to the toilet. Therefore, players are usually anxious to empty the bottles as quickly as possible so that they can use their hands again. This challenge is sometimes also made the ' target ' of the game: The player who manages to dispense with the longest on such activities, wins the game. Sometimes it is allowing players to pursue these activities as long as they find someone who can help them.

Vomiting can at times lead to immediate disqualification.

Criticism

Joseph Califano, chairman of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse ( Centre for Addiction and Substance Abuse ) at Columbia University and former U.S. health minister, wrote: " One night Edward Forty Hands may seem like a lot of fun for a few hours, but it can be very quickly get out of control and end up in hospital - or the morgue ".

Deposits in TV series

The game was praised by some television series. The most famous is the episode " The Naked Truth " of the U.S. series How I Met Your Mother. More are:

• A sequence of Workaholics
• The unpublished pilot of Raising Hope
• The fourth episode " Perfect Health " of Perfect Couples
• A promo for Redneck Iceland
• Gossip Girl The Carlyles: Take A Chance On Me (Book)
• Episode 46, manner of death # 255 Stupid Game 1000 ways to bite the dust