Metro - His Facebook profile said ‘it is better to die from vodka than from boredom’.

A drinking competition went tragically wrong for 23-year-old Humberto Moura Fonseca when he died after downing 25 shots of vodka in less than 60 seconds.

The University of Julio de Mesquita student was taking part in a drinking game in Bauru, south-western Brazil, at the time of his death.

‘Humberto and the others were really up for it,’ said his friend Rodrigo Pancetti, also 23.

‘On his Facebook there’s a quote, a motto, from the Russian poet Vladimir Maiakovski which says “It is better to die from vodka than from boredom”.

‘I never thought that would become reality. But once he had finished he said he felt ill and suddenly collapsed.’

Three other people were still in intensive care.

Now police say they are looking to charge the organisers, who are thought to be two fourth year students, with homicide.

What’s that saying? It’s better to die doing what you love, than to live doing nothing at all? Do what you love, or die a slow death doing what you hate? Yeah I think that applies pretty well here. Everybody pointing and laughing at Rodrigo up there saying ha, what an idiot, how stupid can you be, Darwin wins again, meanwhile all you lames are sitting in a cubicle or dorm room somewhere playing life as safe as you can not even attempting to live up to your Facebook quote. Zuckerberg put that space in there for a reason guys, it’s not just decoration, it’s for inspiration. Bottom line is you can either sit in your room flipping through TV channels waiting for the Reaper to show up, or you can go out and live life to the fullest. Jump out of a plane, swim with the sharks, go hang gliding, pour 25 shots of vodka down your throat in less than 60 seconds. Make yourself feel alive, unless of course you choose the last one, in which case you’ll almost 100% without a doubt die.

PS – Tracking down the organizers of a drinking contest to blame them for homicide instead of blaming the kid who willingly took 25 shots in 1 minute? Curious move.