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That seems low for "the most hardcore" alcoholics. If we exclude the absolute extreme top 1%, I'd wager the 95th percentile of alcoholics begins at 2 fifths (1.
by oarabbus_ 5y ago
That seems low for "the most hardcore" alcoholics. If we exclude the absolute extreme top 1%, I'd wager the 95th percentile of alcoholics begins at 2 fifths (1.5L) of 40% liquor per day. And I might even be underestimating here.
- doublepg23 5y agofwiw "fifth" usually means 750ml (seven-FIFTHty) and 1.5L, or more commonly 1.75L for spirits, are called "half gallons."
- carbonguy 5y ago> fwiw "fifth" usually means 750ml (seven-FIFTHty) A "fifth" is also about a fifth of a gallon.
- doublepg23 5y agoTIL. I usually found the measurements to be pretty arbitrary. A pint is 375ml and a half pint is 200ml. So weird. It seems working a liquor store doesn’t count for much on HN.
- kenneth 5y agoWhen I was in college, we'd call the 1.5L bottles "handles." Now that I'm an adult, I haven't drank anything in a long time you can buy in "handle" size.