Edward Fortyhands


Edward Fortyhands, sometimes known as Edward Ciderhands or Edward Barrackhands, is a drinking game in which each player duct-tapes a 40-ounce or 1.14 liter bottle of alcohol to each of their hands and may not remove the tape until the drinks have been consumed. The name is an allusion to the movie Edward Scissorhands. In the United Kingdom, the game is sometimes played with bottles of wine and is called Amy Winehands, an allusion to the British singer Amy Winehouse.

Rules

differ as to whether one may finish and remove one bottle at a time, but before the alcohol in both hands has been completely ingested, the drinking person will typically need use of their hands to, for example, urinate or answer a phone call, so each participant has an incentive to finish their alcohol as quickly as possible. It can also be used as a "goal" for the game: to see who can abstain from these activities until they are finished with their drinks. In some versions, players are allowed to engage these activities so long as they can be accomplished with the alcohol still taped to their hands or if a friend is willing to help. Vomiting is sometimes considered a disqualification.

In popular culture

The game has appeared or been mentioned in several television series and other pop-culture contexts, most often in the United States:
The music video for the song "Saintlike" by Jakey features the game. American emo band Mom Jeans released a song named after the game on their 2016 album Best Buds.
Edward Fortyhands also appears in the 2009 Annabelle Vestry novel – Take a Chance on Me.