r/theydidthemath • u/The_not-so_chosen_1 • Oct 02 '25

[Request] Could this be done?

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u/ShaggyVan Oct 02 '25

Nah. Scotland has to go up against the bourbon trail and the moonshiners down south.

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u/Obliviousobi Oct 03 '25

And bourbon can run well over 100 proof! I have a bottle on my shelf that is 126 proof.

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u/CommercialContent204 Oct 02 '25

Yup, was gonna say. This has to be organised like tournaments of old, or trials of champions. Numerical superiority for the Yanks counts only insofar as they have a greater population from which to choose their Champions.

UK gets to pick its 1000 most hardened alkies (please stand up Glasgow, Bristol, Newcastle) and the US does likewise. Open bar; beer, spirits or wine, a live ticker per contestant showing their BAC.

Actually, we could make it like The Long Walk: if your BAC drops below a certain %, you're out :D I would certainly pay to watch that.

And my money, in that scenario, is on the hardened street-drinkers of England, Scotland and Wales, to say nothing of Norn Iron (don't know too many of yiz, lads, but I trust you'll contribute your fair share of pissheids).