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The phenomenon of heightened human receptiveness to humour during the act of consuming water (or any drink). Supposedly first documented in the 1920s by British neurologist Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson, who noted the increased likelihood of choking and/or spillage owing to exposure to comedy stimuli while sipping/swigging/supping.
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