You can’t get drunk by soaking your feet in alcohol

You can be drunk on your feet. You just can’t get drunk with your feet.

The British Medical Journal has debunked a popular urban myth in Denmark that soaking your feet in alcohol can get you drunk (h/t to io9). While I’m starting to think we need cooler urban myths in America, let’s take a moment to look at the science behind the idea of barefoot winos.