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Searching for Bacteria in Beer Pong

December 13, 2006 01:49 PM ET | Permanent Link

Beer pong is totally gross, a science project by two George Washington University students has concluded. The students marshaled six friends, brand-new Solo cups, and one 30-pack of beer, all in the name of science, of course. After a night of playing the game, a mix of ping-pong and tennis without rackets, rules, or a net, they tested its aftermath and discovered "high levels of a bacterial family that contains such species as E. coli, pneumonia, and salmonella," the Hatchet reports.

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