What happens to your body when you drink gasoline

Everybody has big events in their lives that deserve celebration. Be it a wedding, a birthday, or the christening of a new dirigible, it has long been a tradition to pour a tall champagne flute full of high-test gasoline, raise one's glass to good fortune, and sip on unleaded into the wee hours of the morning before promptly dying.

As it turns out, this custom may be less than healthy. Gasoline, while a delicious treat for most cars, is highly toxic to the human body. According to Medical News Today, this is on account of gas being made up of a whole heap of hydrocarbons, which can badly damage the organs and disrupt the central nervous system. Ingesting just half an ounce of the stuff can be fatal to a child, but adults are made of stronger stuff, and will usually experience severe intoxication from that amount, waiting until they've got about a soda can's worth of fuel in their bodies before kicking the bucket.