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The Ballmer Peak was a fictional concept in an XKCD cartoon[0]. Hardly something to use as evidence in an argument. But even if it were scientifically accurate
by nollidge 14y ago
The Ballmer Peak was a fictional concept in an XKCD cartoon[0]. Hardly something to use as evidence in an argument.
But even if it were scientifically accurate, alcohol doesn't make you dumber (at least not at first) - it makes you less inhibited and slower-thinking, two traits that may actually be desirable in problem-solving.
[0] http://xkcd.com/323/ http://xkcd.com/323/
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- nollidge 14y agoCoincidentally, my team got first place in pub trivia last night after several beers apiece. QED!