Russian Virtual Vodka Drinking Buddy

Ah those Vodka loving Russians! It seems that Vodka swilling is an important part of Russian culture. Yet it also seems that a rule of said Vodka consumption is that you don’t drink it alone. I suspect this rule goes back to the Cold War era when there needed to be at least one other person present during the inebriation in case one of the partakers uttered anti-government statements. For those geeky Russian types that are stuck at their computers or for when it’s just too cold to waddle down to the bar a Russian company called e-generator.ru has made a virtual shot glass that ties the drinker into a virtual bar for some partner drinking. The glass plugs into the USB port of the computer and it tracks the amount of liquid drank from the glass to report it to other users. Presumably this is so the drinking games can still be played though it appears the glass can’t tell the difference between water and Vodka.