How not to revolutionise contact lenses design

In the annals of history there exists a number of important discoveries that were conceived over a few beers. Arthur Holmes and his colleagues developed the theory of continental drift whilst sipping cocktails in Hawaii. Watson and Crick unravelled the mysteries of DNA’s double helix in the now-famous Eagle Tavern in Cambridge. Trivial Pursuit, the Iron-Man triathlon and even Harry Potter’s fictional sport Quidditch are all famous ideas that may not have come to be without the influence of a chilled alcoholic beverage.