# How long could a human being survive on beer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-human-being-survive-on-beer/244540>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 10, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-human-being-survive-on-beer/244540 "2004-05-10T23:59:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-human-being-survive-on-beer/244540/21 "2004-05-13T04:50:02Z")

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> [@ccwaterback](#):
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> \>  
> \>NIGEL GOODWIN  
> \>University of Nottingham

Ah, the Nigelian Scam email. 😃

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-human-being-survive-on-beer/244540/22 "2004-05-13T20:34:54Z")

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> [@Q.E.D.](#):
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> Ah, the Nigelian Scam email. 😃

I figured there would be a Snopes trump card laid on my post, but I was afraid to look.

🙂

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-human-being-survive-on-beer/244540/23 "2004-05-13T22:20:09Z")

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So there isn’t enough fiber in the beer nuts?

😃

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**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-human-being-survive-on-beer/244540/24 "2004-05-14T02:24:00Z")

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> [@ccwaterback](#):
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> \>and 47 pints of Guinness…

Man, I know people who would have tried that back in college.

IIRC, isn’t Guinness listed as a food with the World Health Organization?

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