Oh...well that doesn't sound too bad.

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Originally posted by bas Oh...well that doesn't sound too bad.

It is. It is more than enough to kill you.

"The liver can oxidize alcohol at a set rate. For most people, the rate is roughly just less than one drink an hour or 15 mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood or .015% BAC. If a person drinks more than one drink per hour, his or her BAC will increase."

To give a little perspective, here are some stats:

5 drinks @ end of hour 1

Female @ 100lbs = .189 BAC
Male age 25 @ 100 lbs = .142 BAC

Let's assume the woman is around 175lbs (hey... americans are fat).

5 drinks @ the end of hour 1

Female @ 175 lbs = .140 BAC

She was at .50 BAC. Yea, that is a hell of a lot of alcohol.

Find me a 25 year old man that's 100 pounds.

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Originally posted by bas Find me a 25 year old man that's 100 pounds.

Good point. It was just for perspective

The number of drinks does not translate well to a level of intoxication. Because of variation in physiology and individual alcohol tolerance. However an estimate is two standard drinks (containing a total of 20 grams) of alcohol will increase the average person's BAC roughly 0.05%. A single drink an hour after that will keep the BAC at roughly 0.05%.

A chart of effects to BAC level
Progressive Effects of Alcohol[1]
BAC
.01–.06
Behavior
* Relaxation
* Sense of Well-being
* Loss of Inhibition
* Lowered Alertness
* Joyous
Impairment
* Thought
* Judgment
* Coordination
* Concentration

.06–.10
Behavior
* Blunted Feelings
* Disinhibition
* Extroversion
* Impaired Sexual Pleasure
Impairment
* Reflexes Impaired
* Reasoning
* Depth Perception
* Distance Acuity
* Peripheral Vision
* Glare Recovery

.11–.20
Behavior
* Over-Expression
* Emotional Swings
* Angry or Sad
* Boisterous
Impairment
* Reaction Time
* Gross Motor Control
* Staggering
* Slurred Speech

.21–.29
Behavior
* Stupor
* Lose Understanding
* Impaired Sensations
Impairment
* Severe Motor Impairment
* Loss of Consciousness
* Memory Blackout

.30–.39
Behavior
* Severe Depression
* Unconsciousness
* Death Possible
Impairment
* Bladder Function
* Breathing
* Heart Rate

>.40
Behavior
* Unconsciousness
* Death
Impairment
* Breathing
* Heart Rate

Can somebody breakdown mine i got a DUI whene i was 18 my BAC was 0.42.back then i was 5.10 240.

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Broken down:

You were severely drunk, you shouldn't have been driving, you got your DUI ( the next few are assuming this was in california), payed heavy fines, possibly jail time, had to serve many court ordered hours of community service, hopefully didnt kill anyone, well done.

crazy lady. does she get a prize?

highest mine ever was .17 but that was with one of those cheapy things you can buy online

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Originally posted by getfoul Broken down: You were severely drunk, you shouldn't have been driving, you got your DUI ( the next few are assuming this was in california), payed heavy fines, possibly jail time, had to serve many court ordered hours of community service, hopefully didnt kill anyone, well done.

Yes it was in California.I got a $3500 FINE and 8 weeks community service.and yes THANK GOD NOBODY DIED.AND AFTER WATCHING ALL THOSE MADD COMMERCIALS IN DUI CLASSES.NEVER AGAIN DRIVE DRUNK

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Originally posted by clubamerica AND AFTER WATCHING ALL THOSE MADD COMMERCIALS IN DUI CLASSES.NEVER AGAIN DRIVE DRUNK

common sense would have told you not to do it before watching these videos anyway

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Originally posted by Theresa Let's assume the woman is around 175lbs (hey... americans are fat).

I lol'd.

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Originally posted by bas Find me a 25 year old man that's 100 pounds.

Stren?