March 21, 2010
Published: 20 Jan 10 08:22 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/24478/20100120/
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A 20-year-old Swedish man has been acquitted of smuggling charges after convincing a court that the 1,600 litres of beer and 30 litres of spirits found by customs officials were simply a few of the items on his birthday party beverage list.
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1. 1600 litre of beer for 100 guests = 16 litre per guest or 32 cans per guest
2. 30 litres of spirit for 100 guess = 0.3 litre per guest
3. 50 litre of alcopop for 100 guests = 0.5 litre per guest
4. 12 litres of wine for 100 guests = 0.12 litre per guest
5. 48 litres of cider for 100 huests = 0.48 litre per guest
Total consumption per guest = 17.4 litres of alcohol per guest.
Is that the average consumption of alcohol per person at a birthday party or a smuggling operation?
Conclusion: there were two qualified judges and the rest of the judges are alcoholics and their status as judges should be questioned .. and they should be thrown out as judges because they have no common sense or are detached from reality.
ha ha
it is obvious it is for sale.
At least he was showing entrepeneurial spirit:)
1. 1600 litre of beer for 100 guests = 16 litre per guest or 32 cans per guest
2. 30 litres of spirit for 100 guess = 0.3 litre per guest
3. 50 litre of alcopop for 100 guests = 0.5 litre per guest
4. 12 litres of wine for 100 guests = 0.12 litre per guest
5. 48 litres of cider for 100 huests = 0.48 litre per guest
Total consumption per guest = 17.4 litres of alcohol per guest.
Is that the average consumption of alcohol per person at a birthday party or a smuggling operation?
Conclusion: there were two qualified judges and the rest of the judges are alcoholics and their status as judges should be questioned .. and they should be thrown out as judges because they have no common sense or are detached from reality.
ha ha
Ah but you need to take into account that not everyone will want to drink the same thing, some will want more of this and less of that, so you would need extra also 100 people comming, what if each brings a friend then you have 200 etc. On the other hand he probably was going to sell it lol at his party.