Posted on 01/30/2005 7:13:59 AM PST by pharmamom
A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it.
Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains.
He told them that after the avalanche, he had opened his car window and tried to dig his way out.
But as he dug with his hands, he realised the snow would fill his car before he managed to break through.
He had 60 half-litre bottles of beer in his car as he was going on holiday, and after cracking one open to think about the problem he realised he could urinate on the snow to melt it, local media reported.
He said: "I was scooping the snow from above me and packing it down below the window, and then I peed on it to melt it. It was hard and now my kidneys and liver hurt. But I'm glad the beer I took on holiday turned out to be useful and I managed to get out of there."
Parts of Europe have this week been hit by the heaviest snowfalls since 1941, with some places registering more than ten feet of snow in 24 hours.
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This is right up your alley!
Gosh, I still haven't figured out this excerpting thing....this came from the Corner--Jonah Goldberg dug it up somewhere.
As good an excuse as Ive ever come up with.
Me too. After reading this, I'm tempted to put myself in such a position on purpose...
That's gonna be one bad hangover.
and they say there are no more heroes...
(baboom-shhssshh)
I peed on a frozen door lock to get into my car one time long ago.
You've got that right. LOL :)
Now that's another good thing about being able to pee standing up! I don't think I could pull that off...
After 20 beers, neither a man or a woman would be accurate...
If Ted Kennedy is still alive, then this will surely be a minor blip on the radar!
Now that's having a cool head. Trapped in your car, buried by an avalanche, and cracks one open. A man after my own heart.
FMCDH(BITS)
Over 50% of his weight is his liver...
Beer! Is there anything it can't do?
He could have just poured the beer on the snow
Already posted about 3 times...
well what would u do if urine his sitiation?
Where's the fun in that?
Can someone tell me why he didn't just pour the beer on the snow?
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