Yes, what you are looking at is alcoholic whipped cream, or whipahol. As fascinating as the invention of Whipped Lightning is, I am nervous for the abuse, that I must say is inevitable. We see the same things over and over again from 30 racks of Natural Ice, to cotton candy flavored shots. The majority of college students are looking for a cheap, fast, easy way to get drunk, and science is making it more then possible. This final example is perhaps the scariest and makes me even more scared for the future of all this.
If you have ever heard of an alcohol vaporizer, I pray to the lord you haven't used it. It is a way to intake alcohol without actually drinking it. Instead, this machine uses an oxygen generator to vaporize the alcohol which when inhaled enters into your bloodstream through your lungs. The effect of the alcoholic vapor is extremely potent. One will feel the effects with only half a shot inhaled over a period of 20 minutes. Gotvape.com explains that inhaling more than two shots can be termed incredibly dangerous.
Now that you know all about science's advances on the way we drink, you should all stay safe, do your research, and have fun!
http://www.gotvape.com/vaporizer/alcohol-vaporizer.php
http://www.whippedlightning.com/
The Burlington Free Press
I can't decide if whipahol is incredibly cool, or incredibly stupid. Or both. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's both.
ReplyDeleteIt's scary what people will do and the money that they waste drinking themselves into a coma. Whipahol seems frightening. Many people I know drink Four Lokos for all of the reasons that you listed above, and even when they know they are horrible for them, they are unable to stop.
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ReplyDeleteI dont understand how the people who allow this product to go on the market didnt recognize how obviously this product was marketed toward teenagers/college kids. It is packaged just like an energy drink and is very dangerous. If they specifically and purposefully marketed this drink to teens, for the soul purpose of making money, they succeeded, but I hope that if this is the case, they feel some sort of guilt. Personally, I think this drink should be banned.
ReplyDeleteFunny you posted this, It was on uncrate a couple of weeks ago. I've also seen alcoholic chocolate milk... go figure. I think its cool how the food industry is experimenting with new combinations that weren't even considered before
ReplyDeleteIt seems that cool and stupid have gone hand in hand for a while now. I don't see this being legal for long..
ReplyDeleteI agree with mike. These new whip cream alcohols wont stay legal for long. Four lokos is already being question by state legislation and alcoholic vaporizers are already illegal in many states.
ReplyDeleteIm still a bit unclear on whyy this has been invented, let alone out on the free market available to virtually all ages! Sure, its a nifty idea-or really just the fact that it can be done-but cmon guys, lets try to save those few braincells we have left. .
ReplyDeleteI think it's also interesting to think about other things that are just as dangerous but are able to fly under the radar either due to some brilliant marketing or serious lobbying. How many times have you watched a commercial for some kind of prescription medication where the potential health risks outweigh the benefits?
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