Angela Merkel drinks a very large glass of beer (via Angela Merkel drinks a very large glass of beer - PhotoBlog)
Glass shape can make you drink more. Coping with stress. Happy hour with co-workers. Friends who egg you on. If all your usual excuses for drinking too much are starting to wear thin, here’s a new one: the shape of your glass might be causing you to drink in excess without even knowing it. Researchers led by Dr. Angela Attwood at the University of Bristol constructed maybe the most awesome study ever, enlisting 160 moderate drinkers under 40 to participate in an experiment involving much drinking. Attwood and her colleagues discovered that people drink almost twice as quickly when drinking from curved glasses rather than straight-sided glasses. “People often talk of ‘pacing themselves’ when drinking alcohol as a means of controlling levels of drunkenness,” says Attwood. “I think the important point to take from our research is that the ability to pace effectively may be compromised when drinking from certain types of glasses.” [University of Bristol] (via Curved Glasses Make You Drink Quickly; Reconstructing a Stone Age Woman - Technology - The Atlantic Wire)
There you go, microbrewers: The White House beer recipes. Complete with video. (ht Buzzfeed)