Though scientific opinion is largely divided on the matter, experts are very much in agreement that it’s easier to get munted in the sky. Alcohol has a different effect on the human body when we’re in the air, we’re just not sure exactly why.
According to a report from the BBC, the UK’s flight regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), reckon low air pressure when flying effectively thins the blood, so the effects of alcohol can be stronger for certain individuals.
But this theory doesn’t have all experts convinced. Meanwhile, other experts are of the opinion that you feel drunk quicker than when on the ground because the conditions inside an aeroplane cabin mean less oxygen gets into your brain.
Either way, Australian punk rockers Clowns got to experience the potentially disastrous effects of in-flight inebriation first hand during their recent trip over to Europe, where they’re set to play a bunch of dates, including at the famous Groezrock Festival.
Apparently, after drinking heartily on the plane (as they have been known to do when on land and, say, touring with Frenzal Rhomb), guitarist Goon had a bit of a spell and had to be taken care of by the plane’s flight attendants.
“We drank heaps of beers on the plane and then Goon fainted in the aisle. Off to a good start!” the band wrote on their official Facebook page, accompanied by a photo of Goon reclining on the aeroplane floor breathing in oxygen from a tank.
Here’s hoping the rest of the tour doesn’t require oxygen tanks. Tone Deaf have reached out to Clowns but did not hear back in time for publication.
