These Guys Just Fixed The Absolute Biggest Problem In Beer Pong

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You're playing a friendly game of beer pong with your buds and, of course, chase down the little ping pong ball 85 times, dunk it in that sketchy water cup and deem it clean. It's a familiar setting and everyone has just accepted that they're drinking beer that's filled with dirt, cigarette ash and probably even dog poop residue, but there's finally a real solution for your dirty balls.

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A group of Clemson University students tested pingpong balls being used in beer pong games across campus one weekend last fall and discovered teeming bacteria. More research found that dangerous bacteria such as salmonella, listeria, e. Coli and staph on the balls end up in the beer when players make successful tosses into glasses."

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