A closer look
Hangover cures like drinking raw eggs, taking cold showers, or eating greasy food are virtually useless because a hangover is fundamentally a mix of severe dehydration, alcohol withdrawal, and a toxic buildup of acetaldehyde; the only actual cure is time and water, but since patience is a virtue nobody possesses on a Sunday morning while their skull feels like it is being crushed in a vice, we continue to torture ourselves with bizarre culinary rituals that do nothing but make us violently nauseous on top of our existing self-inflicted misery
