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We're not gonna have to start drinking in the middle of the day again, are we?
-Luckily, no. This is not a myth about getting drunk.
It's a myth about what happens to you after you've already gotten drunk and got yourself into a bar fight.
And the myth is that getting hit with an empty bottle is worse for you than getting hit with a bottle that's full.
Allow me to demonstrate.
-Concussion test with full bottle- We're ready. Let's do it.
Full beer bottle, concussion test. 3, 2, 1...
Didn't break!
-High-speed. -High-speed.
-Concussion test with empty bottle- Alright, empty bottle, concussion test.
3, 2, 1...
Sure, he's not a pretty sight. But he's actually a lot better off than he was after the last test.
The lateral movement of the skull is significantly reduced with the empty bottle.
-Boy, there's nowhere near the amount of head movement relative to brain.
-So it is moving around, but not near as much as it was with a full bottle -Yeah.
-Yeah, you're delivering less force with the empty bottle. No question.
-Skull fracture test with full bottle- Okay, skull fracture rig. In 3, 2, 1...
-All hell broke loose!
We got a broken bottle. We got a broken head. Meat is spilling out all over the place.
-Skull fracture test with empty bottle- Empty bottle, into skull, fracture rig.
3, 2, 1...
That's what I'm talking about!
-The full bottle delivered more damaging, skull-fracturing force than the empty bottle.
-Laceration test with full bottle- Okay, laceration test with a full beer bottle.
3, 2...
Gah! Nasty!
Well, there's definitely some cuts there.
-Laceration test with empty bottle- Laceration test, empty beer bottle into our meatbuster.
3, 2, 1...
I don't know about you, but I look at these and they look pretty much equivalent to me.
-Yeah, give or take a nick or two, it's the same. -Yup.
The original myth is that having an empty bottle broken over your head is worse for you than having a full bottle broken over your head.
Well, from our testing, from the standpoint of your brains it's not true. You get a much worse concussion from a full bottle than an empty one.
And also from our testing, on bones, the full bottle is also worse. It's much more likely to cause a skull fracture than an empty bottle.
Now, for the skin laceration test, actually, for the first time, they're about even.
But that still doesn't make the statement that 'the empty bottle is worse' supportable. So, still not looking very good.
In fact, I'd almost say it's busted.