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Speed Coke: A Drink Chugging Contest For The Ages

We drink cans of Coke as quickly as possible because a British man told us to.

My teeth feel like they're coated in a sickly film. That's probably because I don't normally drink regular Coke at any speed, let alone under nine seconds. But that's how we spent our morning here at Giant Bomb as we recorded our response to Paul Barnett's video of Warhammer Online maker Mythic employees having a speed contest for fastest Coke drinking time. For reference, here's Paul's video:

  


After putting me on to the challenge this morning via Twitter, Ryan and I stopped off to get some Cokes on our way into the office. The following video was shot at 10:45 this morning.

  


Having used a funnel-type device for quickly drinking beers before, I understand the throat pain that comes with quickly drinking carbonated beverages. But the extra-fizzy nature of a can of Coca-Cola makes it way tougher than gulping down two cans of Coors Light. I'm currently using some popcorn to soak up the fluid in my tummy, and hope to make a full recovery.

Oh, and don't try this at home... at least... not yet.
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I want to play!...  Street Fighter that is, not the other insanity.

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"Go Vinny... It's your birtthday..."

Good Lord, do you have a death wish or something!?!

I tell ya it's a brave man who, holding a video camera, stands directly in front of someone doing a foolish thing like this.
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Someone help Ryan burp!   Pat him on the back :D

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Hahaha. Great guys, just great!

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Oh man. I burped just watchin that.

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I love Giant Bomb.

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Warm cans of Mountain Dew are pretty easy to chug.

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That was AWESOME.

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I can't do that lol

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Haha, love the pan to the dying Ryan

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Paul Barnett often makes me even more proud to be British!

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YES. DO WHAT US ENGLISHMEN SAY!

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Jeff, you are a coke drinking machine. Awesome stuff.

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VIDEO GAMES!

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that was hilarious

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I am going to try this at home.

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I was expecting Jeff's run to be 8.8 seconds. :P

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You the man Jeff! Ryan, not bad either! Vinny...yea,lol. Video intern, impressive run, yet Jeff's years of energy / pop drinking skills are seen here. Time to go play Street Fighter!

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I love these vids. MORE! This is why this site rocks,

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I'm gonna have to try this tomorrow.

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This makes me wonder how fast could one possibly drink Coke out of a can. How long does it take for the soda to be poured out of a can? There's calculations to be done here....

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I can barely even finish one can of soda when I drink normally...

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Ah, I love this site.

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Is this sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission?

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I always chug my coke! It's gone in 10 seconds and it's refreshing! What is coke in the states made with? Battery acid and pop rocks? :P

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Wow. You consider beer to be harsh? Yeeesh. I really can't imagine the horrors of coke in your apparently girly gullets.

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One must ask:

WHY?

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yeah drew the video intern

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I guess it goes to show that Americans have a lot of practice putting crap into their bodies.Also,"now i'm goin to go play Street Fighter."

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I empathize with Ryan there: that feeling that you've swallowed a bar bell and its pulling your intestines out below your body and you desperately want to burp but it won't come up.

God speed gentlemen, and enjoy the fourty minutes of hyperactive bliss before the painfull piss and three hours of miserable sugar crash depression.

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DAMN JEFF!

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That was awesome!

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Downing some Coke then playing Street Fighter IV afterward, sounds like a great day to me.

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The last dude drank a diet didn't he, that must be cheating

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Ryan's post-Coke reaction was priceless. It looked he was legitimately having a heart attack. Awesome stuff.

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I can beat 8 seconds any day of the week, childs play i tells ya!

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Mrclorox said:

"Wow. You consider beer to be harsh? Yeeesh. I really can't imagine the horrors of coke in your apparently girly gullets."

Beer can actually be healthy if drank, lets say, once a month or so. But soda is different. It has zero of goodness in it. In other words, it is definitely not good for you.

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Jesus.  Coca-Cola is disgusting.

Bravo, I guess, for braving such a terrible beverage?

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Jeff chugged those Cokes like a champ! but that guy from Mythic who chugged it the fastest should be disqualified, he drank a died Coke, that's not real coke.

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I totaly know the feeling Ryan had it's soo painful when some alot of air gets trapped in your pipe it hurts like hell. Good chugg though.

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That was just OUTSTANDING. I could not stop laughing.

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Jeff is a warrior.

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we americans know how to drink with the best of them. especially in this economic time, poundin beers is a way of life. 

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Try opening the can, puncturing the base of the can with some sharp implement, and drinking through that.

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There is a certain threshold for speed, given the size of the hole. The only way to drink it faster would be to puncture the can (colloquially known as "shotgunning") to get it out faster. That way you can get it down your throat in like, 4 seconds.

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I really like paul barnet hes a really funny guy

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Hahahaha. I am so NOT doing that!

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Chugging cokes is an american pastime. I can't believe those brits are making fun of us for it!