Man survives avalance...

[Quiggs]

He'll probably keep a case of beer in his car from now on. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1261997.html?menu

A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it.

Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains.

He told them that after the avalanche, he had opened his car window and tried to dig his way out.

But as he dug with his hands, he realised the snow would fill his car before he managed to break through.

He had 60 half-litre bottles of beer in his car as he was going on holiday, and after cracking one open to think about the problem he realised he could urinate on the snow to melt it, local media reported.

He said: "I was scooping the snow from above me and packing it down below the window, and then I peed on it to melt it. It was hard and now my kidneys and liver hurt. But I'm glad the beer I took on holiday turned out to be useful and I managed to get out of there."

Parts of Europe have this week been hit by the heaviest snowfalls since 1941, with some places registering more than ten feet of snow in 24 hours.

[Egg Nog]

Holy $@&%# he must've gotten hammered. That's an awesome story!

[CdocZ]

wow.........he is gonna have liver problems worse then any i have ever seen...... that is an interesting way to get out of the snow.......

[Merrill]

he should just use the beer and pour it on the snow instead of drinking it.

[CdocZ]

Originally Posted by Merrill

he should just use the beer and pour it on the snow instead of drinking it.

what a horrible waste!

[Niko_Fx]

Originally Posted by Merrill

he should just use the beer and pour it on the snow instead of drinking it.

Comes out a lot hotter from your body.

Interesting story.

[Egg Nog]

It makes me wonder though... if 30 litres of warm beer could melt enough snow to allow him to get out, don't you think he could've made it out in a different way?

Oh well, he had a great excuse to drink, and now he's got some seriously good party talk

[ScionDriver]

At least the beer was nice and cold, and I am sure after 60 of them you can't feel that you are cold!! Great idea!