Officials seize energy drink which gives an erection lasting six hours (Metro)

Red Bull might give you wings, but an energy drink called Natural Power SX gives you, er, a much, much ‘harder’ benefit.

Namely, a stonking erection lasting for up to six hours.

The African energy drink has been ordered to stop production by authorities in Zambia – after a local man complained it left him sweating and with an uncontrollable hard-on.

The Ugandan Bureau of Standards said that the drink contained sildenafil citrate (the active ingredient in Viagra), and is collecting samples to test, according to The Star.

The company’s general manger, Vikas Kapoor, told the BBC that to his knowledge the drink does not contain drugs. Read more