# drinking an entire gallon of milk **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 31, 2002, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761 "2002-10-31T21:34:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761/61 "2002-11-05T17:30:37Z")
i’m tellin’ ya people, gallon WHOLE milk under an hour, NO PUKING is impossible for 99% of the population. 1. volume of milk 2. slow digestion of milk ---
**Author:** ![tramp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761/62 "2002-11-05T18:48:19Z")
I’ve seen this done. There is a trick to getting the milk down. A guy I dated was in a frat. His frat brothers did the same thing, betting him he couldn’t drink a gallon of milk in an hour. We all went down to the dining commons and he got a gallon of milk and a bunch of smaller glasses that he lined up like shots. He managed to get it all down just drinking a little at a time. Needless to say, there was a huge crowd and he won $200 off his brothers. He didn’t even puke. I was so proud. 🙂 So it can be done but maybe the trick is not to chug it but to do it slowly. ---
**Author:** ![Jorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761/63 "2002-11-05T19:42:28Z")
Thanks for all these answers. I was pretty sure my money was safe. This ended in a rather anti-climactic way. Boss came in this morning and gave me the money. He did not want to attempt the stunt. So off to the bookstore I go with my wealth. (And again, thanks for all the info) ---
**Author:** ![Fuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fuel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761/64 "2002-11-06T00:25:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tramp \* > \*\*I’ve seen this done. There is a trick to getting the milk down. > > A guy I dated was in a frat. His frat brothers did the same thing, betting him he couldn’t drink a gallon of milk in an hour. We all went down to the dining commons and he got a gallon of milk and a bunch of smaller glasses that he lined up like shots. He managed to get it all down just drinking a little at a time. Needless to say, there was a huge crowd and he won $200 off his brothers. He didn’t even puke. I was so proud. 🙂 > > So it can be done but maybe the trick is not to chug it but to do it slowly. \*\* well now, didn’t think of this. if you do this, my logic is irrelevant, because i suppose it might be reasonably possible to actually digest the small amounts of milk into the small intestine at least partially, before the next shot of milk comes in. how many shot glasses in a gallon???shot glass an ounce or two? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761/65 "2002-11-06T00:51:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fuel \* > \*\*how many shot glasses in a gallon???shot glass an ounce or two? \*\* I believe that your standard shot glass is 1.5 ounces. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-an-entire-gallon-of-milk/134761.md?page=3)