-
Man pulled over in Japan for drunk driving claims his body “produces alcohol”
投稿日 2019年5月27日 02:30:28 (ニュース)
-
続・お知らせ。海外セレブゴシップ&ニュース
-
お知らせ
-
We spot the legendary dekotora Aki Kannon, dedicated to actress and singer Aki Yashiro
-
New Pokémon GU collaboration dresses all the family, including babies for the first time
-
How do European Cup Noodles taste to a Japanese palate?
-
We’ve been doing it wrong – Japanese genius shows us how we should all be making sandwiches【Pics】
-
The future is now with full face sunglasses
-
Natto-infused ramen is a thing — we tried it, we love it【Taste test】
-
Jellyfish and Halloween in perfect harmony at Sumida Aquarium event
-
Japanese toilet paper collection opens our minds as we open our butts
-
Aomori police on the lookout for man shouting unsolicited advice at kids about dating and ramen
-
Former Arashi members Sho Sakurai and Masaki Aiba get married… Wait, that didn’t come out right
-
Creator of Japan’s longest-running manga, Golgo 13, passes away, leaves fans one last gift
-
Crazy cheap cosplay at Daiso? How to transform into Dragon Ball’s Vegeta at the discount shop
-
7 Halloween-themed afternoon teas you won’t want to miss this year
-
Krispy Kreme Japan creates doughnut burgers that are a meal and two desserts all in one【Photos】
-
Get in the damn drift car, Shinji? Evangelion Tomika toy brings D1 machine home in miniature form
-
Demon Slayer Nichiren Blades ready for new duty: Slicing through your sweets as dessert knives
-
Man in Japan arrested for breaking into ex-girlfriend’s apartment to steal her Nintendo Switch
-
The Japanese Internet chooses the top too-sexy-for-their-own-good male voices in anime
-
First-ever Studio Ghibli x Russell Athletic range pays homage to My Neighbour Totoro
-
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
-
Cup Noodle pouch satisfies our never-ending need for instant ramen
-
Retro Japanese train is our new favourite office space
-
How do Japanese fans feel about Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop opening sequence?
-
We try Uniqlo coffee at first-ever cafe inside Ginza flagship store
-
The number of elderly people in Japan this year has yet again smashed multiple records
-
Mr. Sato broadens his home drinking horizons at Kaldi【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
-
We try Japanese Twitter’s newest trend the Penguin Egg, end up hatching something very disturbing
-
Takoyaki makers surprisingly good at grilling meat for yakiniku too
Sponsored Link
A convenient excuse or an inconvenient truth?
On the evening of 22 May in the city of Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, a 28-year-old electrician was arrested for drunk driving. Just before midnight the station wagon he was driving collided with a traffic light and after officers arrived on the scene, they determined he was intoxicated.
However, at the same time the suspect told police, “I have a rare condition, and when I get nervous my body produces alcohol. My doctor told me before.” Police didn’t seem to buy it though, and proceeded with the arrest. The suspect is currently denying the charges.
It’s an interesting almost-superpower that this man claims to have. It’s kind of like The Hulk, only when this guy says “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry,” he doesn’t mean because he’ll turn into an unstoppable monster. He means he’ll complain about foreigners or sing “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons both very loudly and very poorly.
Needless to say, many eyes were rolled online on this day.
“That’s the first time I heard that excuse.”
“That is quite the condition!”
“If it’s true then he definitely shouldn’t be driving.”
“Ah… Wha? No… Really?”
“What the hell is he saying?”
“I remember reading that in an issue of Super Doctor K.”
“I knew a guy at work who always smelled bad when he got nervous…so maybe.”
Many of these naysayers might be surprised to find that the suspect’s highly suspect condition actually exists, and is often called “auto brewery syndrome” but more accurately known as “auto fermentation syndrome” or “endogenous ethanol fermentation” if you want to sound like a real smarty-pants.
Those with this rare condition have an abnormal level of certain types of yeast in their stomachs that aid in converting sugars and other carbs into alcohol. For example, if a person with auto brewery syndrome eats a grape, it literally becomes wine inside their gut. And if done in large enough quantities, then enough wine would be produced to give that person a buzz without ever drinking a drop of alcohol.
Sponsored Link
▼ Although, one’s initial reaction to that might be, “Cool.” The reality is that it’d be a very terrible condition to have to live with on a daily basis.
It is a rare disorder, however, and often is linked to other diseases. It’s even known to affect young kids which might explain why my two-year-old acts drunk most of the time – constantly bumping into walls and randomly telling me she loves me.
That being said, we still don’t know whether this particular electrician has auto brewery syndrome, or if he had just read about it somewhere beforehand and kept that chestnut of an excuse in his memory for an occasion such as this.
Either way, it seems like a problem than can be easily rectified with a note from the doctor that this guy claims to have consulted. Failing that, justice can always be served the old fashioned way: by pooping into a cup and then examining its yeast content.
Source: Kobe Shimbun Next, Hachima Kiko, Healthline
Top image: Wikipedia/A doubt
Insert image ©SoraNews24
● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Source: SORA NEWS24
Sponsored Link
最新情報