How to shotgun a beer! The teacher loved this one! It is an explanatory essay written in my freshman year. I had fun doing the research...

How to shotgun a beer! First, shotgunning a beer has nothing to do with firearms, the theory is to drink a beer as fast as possible. The origin of the name is unclear, but it seems to be a universally accepted term among college students. Many books and essays have been written on topics such as wine tasting and fine dining, but very little attention has been paid to the art of drinking a beer …

…there is no one left standing. The record time, established during some recent informal research, for this art is just under three seconds. While it is admittedly sophomoric, you never know when you might end up at a party where the activities turn to shotgunning. If you follow the methods and guidelines in the preceding paragraphs, you will be able to shotgun with the best of them, or at least speak intelligently about the process.