Snorting Coke

Snorting Coke
Sitting around the kitchen table one Saturday afternoon snacking out on junk food and being a general pain in the arse. I was sucking Coke up the straw and threatening to spurt the contents in the direction of my brother. Amazed as he was with my ability to balance the large amount of liquid in the straw, he made another suggestion. Well it was an experiment actually.
He informed me that he believed a person could drink through their nose. “All the tubes connect, it must work”.
So the experiment began. I placed the Coke Can in front of me. To get maximum effect I put two straws into the can. Then I inserted a straw into each nostril holding them firmly in place. I exhaled deep from my mouth and then an almighty sniff to rival any vacuum cleaner suction.
My whole world turns to fizz. Fizz, fizz and more fizz. Coughing, spluttering, dribbling, I hear my brother laughing. My eyes water as coke pours from my mouth and nose. I can feel the bubbles crackling throughout my sinus. It feels like it is going to come out my ears. I run to the sink to let the final drops exit my head.
Shock and pain turns to laughter. Then Mum walks in and sees the mess. It is clean up time.
I wonder if other potential scientists were put off future work from hearing “Stop being stupid and clean up” too many times as a child.