'Peasant' binge drinker Schichao goes viral with eye-popping stunts

A video of a 33-year-old Chinese man, Liu Shichao, recently went viral after he was filmed downing a pint of beer, a can of Pepsi and a big glass of shots that garnered a lot of attention on social media platforms such a Twitter. In ar video that garnered 80,000 hits, Liu can be seen smoking a cigarette and having six cocktails. One more video shows him mixing beer, red wine, vodka, whiskey, egg and having it all toger in one go.

"I can do that too"

In an interview with an international media outlet, Shichao, who calls himself a "peasant", stated that it all started when he downed seven bottles of lr in 50 seconds. Shichao said he saw a few people drinking beer and thought that he could also do it.

He furr ded that he started uploing his videos on China's online platform for video sharing, Kuaishou, and gained a lot of fans. He also said that owing to 60 seconds time limit on website, he h to gulp down his drinks very quickly to shoot videos in a minute.

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Before Kuaishou shut down internet sensation's account due to content he posted, he h a total of 470,000 followers and earned up to 10,000 Yuan every month. Later on, one of his videos was shared on Twitter that garnered him a massive fan following from different parts of world. 

Shichao also stated that he was t an alcoholic and re were detrimental effects in relation to  stunts he performed. However, he urged young kids to t replicate his stunts.

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'Detrimental to human health'

A doctor based in London, Sara Kayat, said that Chinese man was on risk of passing out, vomiting and in worst case, asphyxiation. She also said that excessive drinking can le to deterioration in mental health alongside severe dam to liver and an increase in blood pressure and cancer risk. 

Alcohol policy expert Dr Jason Jiang said that effects of excessive alcohol consumption may t surface in a short span of time but plays a role in increasing incidents of violence and serious injuries.

Chinese binge drinkers

As per WHO (World Health Organisation) data, a total of 4% of Chinese individuals h 'binge drunk' within a span of 30 days in 2013; figure increased to 23% in 2016. ditionally, a total of 36% of Chinese men were considered 'binge drinkers' as compared to a mere 7.5% in 2003.

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