like, get fake 'local tap water' and drink it, or you know, just drink one actual fucking sip, you aren't going to instantly die from one sip as a 50 year old man
I prefer to think about the deranged brainstorming sessions they had. "If i gulp the water, people will call it staged! If I sip too little they'll say I didn't drink enough. Alright, I'll split the difference and do the worst possible option: not drink the water AND go for a "tiny baby sip" look. That way I look like a total asshole"
i honestly think he was somehow actually terrified of the water. man really thought he was gonna spontaneously combust if a single drop of that shit hit his stomach.