Episode 19 - The Amazing Whiskey/Water Trick [Discussion]

[travislopes]

Apply high school physics to amaze your friends and win free drinks.

Watch and download this episode of Scam School here.

[minton]

an oldie but a goodie, I forgot about this trick, but remembered it once I saw the title of the episode.

And bonus points to guy 3 for drinking a Stella!!!

Could you spill any more water on the bar there Brian???

And since when has wild turkey counted as a better whiskey?

[nightwang]

Brian, you training to become a bar tender? Seems pretty awesome they let you behind the bar. Maybe you can change the show to "Brain's bizarre bar tending: the only show to get you free drinks at work" lol.

[thekitteneater]

Sick, sick trick. Can't wait to try it!

[speed]

Sorry, Brian, but as soon as I saw the playing cards next to the shots, I figured it out. I guess when you're just out of high school, the premise of high school physics isn't as confounding.

[xfuuey]

cool trick man

[retz]

Cool trick, could be a risky one around really drunk people - I'd probably just take the shot, buy another round and finish one up.

[mrpopular]

Great trick.. Brian...

I really need to remember to video tape these tricks. I'm such a slacker

[spiri]

Wow, that was pretty cool. Awesome, actually!

[patrickd]

Before seeing the episode, I thought it was a different (much lamer) trick.

There's a big Russian on our development team and a month back a bunch of us went to the local bar across the street from the office. Since there were so many, we split up into two groups. The group I was with were friends with the wait staff. We (easily) talked one of the servers into serving the other table shots of "vodka". ...except the Russian guy was the only one who got a real shot. Everyone else got water.

I s'pose it's one of those things where you had to be there.

Anyway, I figured this scam was something like that. Betting someone you can out drink them, but having it set up with the server to give you water.

I like this one better.