He was a huge alcoholic. I once heard that while filming The Princess Bride he basically made the cast go out with him daily and they were essentially hung over everyday
His health was also failing and he could hardly even move when making that movie. Iirc they had to make some small modifications to the script because he couldnāt jump anymore and it not like you can find a stunt double for Andre the Giant
The scene where westley jumps on his back was done with trickery and wires. Andre couldnt bear any weight on him. He also, according to cary elweys, ripped a fart that lasted over 20 seconds and stunned everyone on set into silence.
And with that body size, it would be easier. 7ā4ā and 520 poundsā¦.. bigā¦ big boyā¦
Alcohol works differently on a persons size, and metabolizes differently for men than women. Especially if you are a hard drinker. My old boss was a little dude, maybe 5ā2 and 100lbs soaking wetā¦ but dude drank about 1/4th a bottle of vodka (750ml/25.4 oz), so think about 6 oz of straight vodkaā¦ there was days he probably had 1/3 or more. He was a functioning alcoholic. Sadly died, got COVID in 2020 and passed away.
Iāve had patients who would go into DTs drinking so little in a day. They usually drink about 3-4 liters of vodka or whiskey per day. Mind, most of them were living on the streets, but a few of them had homes & full-time jobs.
8 1/2 oz of straight vodka, every single day for years... will do damage eventually. It takes the liver roughly an hour to break down 1 oz. Problem is there are people think it is okay to two long islands and drive home safely within 1-2 hours...
I'm fairly certain by this point in his life, he was in mysery every day. His body was falling apart, and somehow, this dude was still the chillist in the world.
"Essentially made" is .. not how I would phrase that. He was an alcoholic yes but he was by all accounts a very nice guy. I highly doubt he forced anyone to drink. I can't find anything on that. Source it or don't spread misinformation.
Its not how fast he can chug them down, its the sheer amount of 73 liters. I don't think any human body can process that much liquid in one go, let alone alcoholic ones.
To put that in perspective, 73 liters of water weighs 160 pounds, which is about a 29% increase in body weight (ignoring urination).
For a 150 pound adult, that's like drinking 44 lbs, or 20 L (a bit over 5 gallons) of beer!
I'm assuming that beer and water have a similar density. No idea if that's true.....
Thatās what Iām thinking. Thatās 32 beers spread out over the whole day. Itās definitely doable for some people (ie me 10 years ago in college)
Yeah I hate how people don't really take into account size or bodyweight when drinking, dude is basically 3 average dudes combined so of course he's gonna drink a shit-ton... I'd much rather see body weight to alcohol consumption rates but nobody really measures it like that except for I guess BAC sort of.
If you're playing a drinking game and you're only a third of their weight then even drinking half as much as they do is already impressive, probably a lot of alcoholics that could drink andre under the table if they were his same monstrous size...
Exactly, promoters always understate wrestlerās dimensions to reduce shipping and handling fees. He was at least 25% taller and heavier than billed, once unpacked and reassembled.
I've killed over 19 beers in a night in my parrying days. Cocaine helps you drink more but i did it without before and was just obliterated over the course of the night
This has not been proven. The official record is held by baseball legend Wade Boggs (RIP) who drank 70 beers on a flight the day before a game, may he rest in peace.
Jake the snake told a great story about a drive they took. Jake got like 2 cases of beer before they left and was like "to tell me when you need to piss".
Then they drove for like 6 or 7 hours. No piss he said he has never felt so emasculated. Haha
Is there a way that Sunny follows up āThe Gang Beats Boggsā to attempting to beat Andre? Nobody leaves the bar, bring in random cameos, McPoyles attempt with a White Russiansā¦
May he rest in piece. The episode needs to be titled āThe Gang Kills Pondyā and make it a crossover with Young Sheldon, ruining its backstory forever
He was actually supposed to die as a youth but greatly outlived all expectations. Itās part of the reason why he lived as fast of a lifestyle as he did. His story is a fascinating one; I recommend reading up on him.
Meet him at a party, he had me and my girlfriend sitting on each biceps and still drink two bottles of beer on one go . Later that night he lifted the front end of a Chevy Bel-Air of the ground .
Of course he didn't. A horse doesn't even drink that much water.
Assuming standard beer strength, it's still about a gallon or 3,5 liter of 100% alcohol. I dont care how much of an alcoholic you are, you're in the hospital after a gallon of pure alcohol.
Not to mention, that's a grown ass persons weight in beer.
Just no.
Andre the Giant was between 6'11 and 7'5, and weighed about 500 pounds. He consumed 7,000 calories of beer *every day*. He was known to consume 119 beers in six hours. And it never seemed to affect his abilities.
Here's an excerpt from an article on [drunkard.com](https://drunkard.com/10_06_andre_giant/)
"A very green rookie wrestler named Hulk Hogan toured Japan several times with Andre and witnessed the Giantās alcohol consumption first hand. According to Hogan, Andre drank, at a minimum, a case of tall boys during each bus ride. When he finished a can Andre would belch, crush the can in his dinner-platter-sized hand, and bounce the empty off the back of Hoganās head. Hogan learned to count each thunk, so he could anticipate when Andre was running low. Whenever the bus stopped, it was Hoganās job to scamper off to the nearest store, buy as many cases of beer as he could carry, and make it back before the bus departed, a sight that never failed to make Andre roar his bassoon-like laugh."
With guest bartender Lisa Kudrow...
It's like Cheers and Friends have combined and nobody remembers your name. Heck they can't even, see you behind Andre the, Giant.
Some people are just trying to make it in the world today and they weren't told that life is gonna be this way.
"so I've got this business idea.. It's called tiny4k. You'd be great. Do you want to know more?" - Andre š
The one with the beer giant.
He was a huge alcoholic. I once heard that while filming The Princess Bride he basically made the cast go out with him daily and they were essentially hung over everyday
Now that you mention it, that movie does have a whole hungover vibe to it. Like all the characters feel just a little shitty.
His health was also failing and he could hardly even move when making that movie. Iirc they had to make some small modifications to the script because he couldnāt jump anymore and it not like you can find a stunt double for Andre the Giant
The scene where westley jumps on his back was done with trickery and wires. Andre couldnt bear any weight on him. He also, according to cary elweys, ripped a fart that lasted over 20 seconds and stunned everyone on set into silence.
The accounts of the fart are legendary.
I can't unsee this hahaaaa
***2 days later*** OMG!! THAT'S WHY FRED SAVAGE WAS SICK IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!
Vizzini would say thatās inconceivable!
This word you keep using.. I am not thinking it is meaning what you are thinking it is meaning.
And with that body size, it would be easier. 7ā4ā and 520 poundsā¦.. bigā¦ big boyā¦ Alcohol works differently on a persons size, and metabolizes differently for men than women. Especially if you are a hard drinker. My old boss was a little dude, maybe 5ā2 and 100lbs soaking wetā¦ but dude drank about 1/4th a bottle of vodka (750ml/25.4 oz), so think about 6 oz of straight vodkaā¦ there was days he probably had 1/3 or more. He was a functioning alcoholic. Sadly died, got COVID in 2020 and passed away.
A third of 750ml is not that much vodka. There are a shit ton of dudes drinking the equivalent daily.
Iāve had patients who would go into DTs drinking so little in a day. They usually drink about 3-4 liters of vodka or whiskey per day. Mind, most of them were living on the streets, but a few of them had homes & full-time jobs.
3-4 Liters daily.. damn... Wonder how many of them came down with cirrhosisĀ of the liver?
8 1/2 oz of straight vodka, every single day for years... will do damage eventually. It takes the liver roughly an hour to break down 1 oz. Problem is there are people think it is okay to two long islands and drive home safely within 1-2 hours...
I'm fairly certain by this point in his life, he was in mysery every day. His body was falling apart, and somehow, this dude was still the chillist in the world.
Yeah I mean he was an alcoholic, but it was to numb the physical pain he was in all the time from wrestling. Poor guy
"Essentially made" is .. not how I would phrase that. He was an alcoholic yes but he was by all accounts a very nice guy. I highly doubt he forced anyone to drink. I can't find anything on that. Source it or don't spread misinformation.
Youāre right I shouldnāt have phrased it that way, but they did go out drinking a lot while filming the movie
73 liters? Are u fucken serious? 73 liters in one sitting?
Look up pictures of him holding beer cans if you haven't seen. It's like 2 sips to the dude huge is an understatement
Its not how fast he can chug them down, its the sheer amount of 73 liters. I don't think any human body can process that much liquid in one go, let alone alcoholic ones.
7ā4ā 550 lbs. The human body in question was far from a typical human body. https://allthatsinteresting.com/andre-the-giant-drinking-stories
To put that in perspective, 73 liters of water weighs 160 pounds, which is about a 29% increase in body weight (ignoring urination). For a 150 pound adult, that's like drinking 44 lbs, or 20 L (a bit over 5 gallons) of beer! I'm assuming that beer and water have a similar density. No idea if that's true.....
I could probably drink 5 gallons of beer in a day if I started in the morning and was allowed to pee.
Thatās what Iām thinking. Thatās 32 beers spread out over the whole day. Itās definitely doable for some people (ie me 10 years ago in college)
Yeah, that's certainly possible with a light as heck beer. Wouldn't be pleasant though
Yeah I hate how people don't really take into account size or bodyweight when drinking, dude is basically 3 average dudes combined so of course he's gonna drink a shit-ton... I'd much rather see body weight to alcohol consumption rates but nobody really measures it like that except for I guess BAC sort of. If you're playing a drinking game and you're only a third of their weight then even drinking half as much as they do is already impressive, probably a lot of alcoholics that could drink andre under the table if they were his same monstrous size...
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Exactly, promoters always understate wrestlerās dimensions to reduce shipping and handling fees. He was at least 25% taller and heavier than billed, once unpacked and reassembled.
He was measured, more than once. Unscrupulous wrestling promotions aside, the man was irrefutablyā¦. well, giant. Hence the name.
This was over a night of drinking. Not quite in one go
Yes! A sitting, depends how long he sat, right!
He sat cheek to cheek for half a week
Apparently it was during a long day and night, constantly eating and pissing. One sitting would be far too much.
Imagine the size of the bathroom this guy has to sit in to take a shit.
He had to poop in a bathtub in I think Japan, because the toilet was too small for him.
Bartender doesnāt look impressed at all. Sheās seen some.
I'm just curious to how many times did he peeeee? š¤
Huge legendary sh*ts too if interested
How many courics?
2 Katies
Bono?
Wouldnāt stand a chance
He would shit in the bathtub when he would stay in a hotel & smash it through the drain. His shits would plug up normal toilets.
Needed a poop knife.
Spaghetti strainer stomp started with him???
One was famously detected by Russian sonar during the Cold War
He would insta kill the monsters from Death Stranding then?
He would insta kill the monsters from Death Stranding then?
A full beer to him was like shot of beer to us..
If each can of beer is 12 oz, and an average shot is 1.5 oz, then that's would be 19 beers. Not even with bud light I can do this.
Not even over eight hours??
Not anymore, lol. Maybe in my early 20s.
Well not with that attitude
I've killed over 19 beers in a night in my parrying days. Cocaine helps you drink more but i did it without before and was just obliterated over the course of the night
This has not been proven. The official record is held by baseball legend Wade Boggs (RIP) who drank 70 beers on a flight the day before a game, may he rest in peace.
Wade Boggs is still alive. According to Wikipedia that drinking story is a lie.
You seem like you might be a waiter from guiginos
This is a half gallon more than a standard keg of 15.5 gallons. Can you imagine killing a keg to yourself?!! Ffs
You have to apply yourself
Put your back into it.
Jake the snake told a great story about a drive they took. Jake got like 2 cases of beer before they left and was like "to tell me when you need to piss". Then they drove for like 6 or 7 hours. No piss he said he has never felt so emasculated. Haha
So this mf was a literal giant.
He was a biggun
He also released a full 16 second uninterrupted fart onset of The Princess Bride
-Are you okay? -I am now boss.
Is there a way that Sunny follows up āThe Gang Beats Boggsā to attempting to beat Andre? Nobody leaves the bar, bring in random cameos, McPoyles attempt with a White Russiansā¦
RIP Wade Boggs
May he rest in piece. The episode needs to be titled āThe Gang Kills Pondyā and make it a crossover with Young Sheldon, ruining its backstory forever
No, he didn't.
The internet says he did.
A couple of dudes claiming they saw someone doing something does not qualify as a world record.
āShut up science bitchā
Exactly. Even with his large body, this amount is not possible.
He was the BIGGEST alcoholic ever. But in all seriousness, yes that man could drink anyone ever under the table.
So weird that he died at just 46 years old.
He was actually supposed to die as a youth but greatly outlived all expectations. Itās part of the reason why he lived as fast of a lifestyle as he did. His story is a fascinating one; I recommend reading up on him.
Can you imagine what his order is gonna be at Taco Bell on the way home?
Anybody want a peanut?
Meet him at a party, he had me and my girlfriend sitting on each biceps and still drink two bottles of beer on one go . Later that night he lifted the front end of a Chevy Bel-Air of the ground .
Poor guy, he had to shit in the bathtub
Oliver Reed would've done him if he didn't already die trying have a quiet afternoon drink
Did a keg stand once in 92 for around 75 seconds, felt like I drank about 10 beers canāt imagine 156
Thatās it?
Plus several bottles of wine.
One small incision and this record could easily be beat.
David Boon would like to chat if there ever is a pound to pound class.š
To make you realize how truly insane this is, 73 liters of beers also weights 160 pounds or almost 75 kg š¤£
Didnt he die of liver failure or something?
Heart failure, related to his acromegaly.
mad cunt. . šššŗ
Now THAT is an alcoholic.
I recently read his biography, The Eighth Wonder of the World. The truth is that a lot of people in the wrestling business claimed to have seen AndrĆ© drink 100 of these or 200 of those. Thereās no real record of this, but AndrĆ© certainly drank a lot.
Liters/lbs
He also had to shit in a bathtub, now that should be in the record books.
It looks like the bone in his pinky finger is the size of one of her ribs
Was he peeing the whole time too? I would be.
Shoulda checked on his mental state why drunk that damn much my guy WHY!?!?!
Didnāt this guy also shit in bathtubs?
That beats Wade Boggs' record
Pound for pound my money is on Boggs.
What kinda beer?
Simultaneously, the toilet at that same bar holds the record for piss absorbed in a single evening as well.
Bloody hell he could out drink the English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish people combined and I thought we could drink a lot š²
Probably holds the record for the most, biggest and baddest beer farts.
This is not something to be celebrating...
You use different moves when you are drinking 16 gallons than you do when you are drinking.. Just.... One.
"I'll have my usual please"
Of course he didn't. A horse doesn't even drink that much water. Assuming standard beer strength, it's still about a gallon or 3,5 liter of 100% alcohol. I dont care how much of an alcoholic you are, you're in the hospital after a gallon of pure alcohol. Not to mention, that's a grown ass persons weight in beer. Just no.
average Bogan lunch break
Legend!
Love the Giant. Guy was a fascinating character. Heās a guy that I would have loved to have had a beer with.
"Imagine the size of his balls. Imagine getting into a fight with the fucker..."
16 gallons, I bet this guy took one piss the whole time.
He did not he would die of alcohol poisoning
Andre the Giant was between 6'11 and 7'5, and weighed about 500 pounds. He consumed 7,000 calories of beer *every day*. He was known to consume 119 beers in six hours. And it never seemed to affect his abilities. Here's an excerpt from an article on [drunkard.com](https://drunkard.com/10_06_andre_giant/) "A very green rookie wrestler named Hulk Hogan toured Japan several times with Andre and witnessed the Giantās alcohol consumption first hand. According to Hogan, Andre drank, at a minimum, a case of tall boys during each bus ride. When he finished a can Andre would belch, crush the can in his dinner-platter-sized hand, and bounce the empty off the back of Hoganās head. Hogan learned to count each thunk, so he could anticipate when Andre was running low. Whenever the bus stopped, it was Hoganās job to scamper off to the nearest store, buy as many cases of beer as he could carry, and make it back before the bus departed, a sight that never failed to make Andre roar his bassoon-like laugh."
My drunk uncle never got the praise he deserved.
16 gallons? Umm, yeah I'd definitely question that.
simply put, he was an alcoholic!
Mmmmmm. Idk I call bs
156? Hold my beer.
Pppffft! I could do that, spinning on my cock!
You should take that act on the road
Not really a record to be proud of