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I use it exclusively when I'm drunk, to calculate how drunk I am "4 drinks in 3 hours at 64 kg"

cx42net 5y ago
I'm unable to try to compute something similar by indicating the quantity and the percentage of alcohol, such as : "2 beers (composition of 8% alcohol, 44cl) in 1 hour at 80kg" I tried with or without parenthesis and with varying query. Never worked. Any ideas? (I'm interesting on knowing the level of blood alcohol percentage and the duration it takes to go under the limit, depending on the percentage of alcohol and quantity)
gadrev 5y ago
I can't beleive this works.
- huhtenberg 5y ago
  I don't think it's accurate though. It says I'd be at around half of the DUI limit after 2 glasses of wine in one hour. That's certainly not right.
  - threwawasy1228 5y ago
    How much do you weigh? That sounds close to right for most people I think.
    - lotsofpulp 5y ago
      Surely there is a huge difference between men and women considering men frequently weigh twice as much as women.
  - m0zg 5y ago
    And it can't ever be accurate. Thing is, how drunk you're going to get within some time frame depends on what (and how much) you're eating, and whether your stomach had some food in it before you started drinking. If there's stuff in your stomach, its sphincter is closed while it's digesting it. Stomach itself absorbs alcohol (and nutrients) much slower than the intestine. TL;DR: don't rely on this calculator to determine if you're too hammered to drive. If there's any doubt whatsoever, call an Uber or use public transportation.
    - chadcmulligan 5y ago
      Oh wow, so there is a reason for the old "Don't drink on an empty stomach"
      - m0zg 5y ago
        This is something people from countries where people drink primarily hard liquor (Russia, Finland, much of Eastern Europe) know pretty well even if they don't know how to explain it. Another trick is to watch _what_ you eat. Meat and fat stay in the stomach for much longer, so if you focus on that, alcohol won't hit your liver all at once.
        chadcmulligan 5y ago
        Some experiments to be performed :-)
timdaub 5y ago
https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4000+beers+in+2+hours+at+80kg https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4000+beers+in+2+hours+...
- whearyou 5y ago
  Perfect link to start my day with

I'm unable to try to compute something similar by indicating the quantity and the percentage of alcohol, such as : "2 beers (composition of 8% alcohol, 44cl) in 1 hour at 80kg" I tried with or without parenthesis and with varying query. Never worked. Any ideas? (I'm interesting on knowing the level of blood alcohol percentage and the duration it takes to go under the limit, depending on the percentage of alcohol and quantity)

gadrev 5y ago

I can't beleive this works.

huhtenberg 5y ago
I don't think it's accurate though. It says I'd be at around half of the DUI limit after 2 glasses of wine in one hour. That's certainly not right.
- threwawasy1228 5y ago
  How much do you weigh? That sounds close to right for most people I think.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    Surely there is a huge difference between men and women considering men frequently weigh twice as much as women.
- m0zg 5y ago
  And it can't ever be accurate. Thing is, how drunk you're going to get within some time frame depends on what (and how much) you're eating, and whether your stomach had some food in it before you started drinking. If there's stuff in your stomach, its sphincter is closed while it's digesting it. Stomach itself absorbs alcohol (and nutrients) much slower than the intestine. TL;DR: don't rely on this calculator to determine if you're too hammered to drive. If there's any doubt whatsoever, call an Uber or use public transportation.
  - chadcmulligan 5y ago
    Oh wow, so there is a reason for the old "Don't drink on an empty stomach"
    - m0zg 5y ago
      This is something people from countries where people drink primarily hard liquor (Russia, Finland, much of Eastern Europe) know pretty well even if they don't know how to explain it. Another trick is to watch _what_ you eat. Meat and fat stay in the stomach for much longer, so if you focus on that, alcohol won't hit your liver all at once.
      - chadcmulligan 5y ago
        Some experiments to be performed :-)

timdaub 5y ago

https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4000+beers+in+2+hours+at+80kg https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=4000+beers+in+2+hours+...

whearyou 5y ago
Perfect link to start my day with