Vodka Eyeballing

Vodka eyeballing is a new trend amongst teenagers and college students to get drunk even faster and more than before. The trend started as a trick waitresses in Las Vegas used to get tips and quickly spread across the country and to the UK. It works by people taking a shot of vodka through their eyeball by pouring the liquid directly on their eye. You might think this sounds like a terrible, dangerous, painful idea - and you would be correct!

This method might be more efficient than actually spending time to drink shots of vodka because the alcohol is absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the veins at the back of the eye. However, a person must almost necessarily be intoxicated prior to vodka eyeballing because it is so painful. Think about how painful it is to get anything in your eye - much less VODKA.

Some experts believe that engaging in this behavior does not make people feel the effect of alcohol any faster. They believe that the ethanol in vodka would create clotting of the blood vessels in the eye and prevent it from getting into the blood stream.

Some people believe students are doing this just because it is a fad and they are daring one another to try it. The effects of drinking alcohol clouds their judgment and they decide to try it out as a trick or to see what happens.

Pouring vodka into the eye could cause permanent scaring which can leave pain and decreased vision. These effects are in addition to the normal problems created by binge drinking such as liver damage.

Vodka used to be used as a disinfectant and can have toxic effects on the eye. A former vodka eyeballer admitted that she now experiences a constant watering eye and is worried about future side effects affecting her vision.

Students have even created a group on Facebook devoted to vodka eyeballing, which has 106 members at this time. Luckily, most of the people who have commented on the page mention what a stupid and dangerous idea it is. There are hundreds of videos on youtube.com of people vodka eyeballing if you would like to witness this stunt for yourself.