Quiz: Are you drinking too much?

monument

Don't know if this has been posted before, but any who...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2822013.stm

Duffman

Emm.... yes?

Tha Gopher

Can anybody actually tell me what the drink driving limit is?Most people seem to think it hovers around a pint but what is it in real terms rather than blood ratios or whatever?As in how much beer/spirits/wine/alcopops is the legal limit?
I got that one right anyway-if you are hung over you are in no condition to drive.Its much like the effects of the oil fumes on the simpsons to which Barney said "Sure theres the dizzyness and nauseating effects of alcohol,but wheres the inflated sense of self esteem?":D I dont know how people drive to work when they have drank too much.
Who would have thought 13% of women record their drinking habits?
Out of England,Wales and Ireland Irish women drink the least?That one suprised me.

Anyway there is the bladdered challenge linked below where you are told according to your weight what effects certain amounts of beer will have on you within an hour.
15 pints in an hour is enough to kill me apparently:D.And that is only 0.5% alcohol concentration in the blood!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/alcohol/game.shtml

The test is irrelevant to me-I drink vodka by the pint glass har har(big manly laugh).

Well,no,I dont but I drink it when I want to get buzzin or twisted.A few good mouthfuls gets the buzz and self esteem.A few more gets the leglessnes.

Bacchus

It said that some drinking is not good for you. What about Guinness?? And Wine!!!
In moderation those two alcoholic drinks can be good for you. Red Wine is good for the heart. This test has just lost all credibility.

PHB

Guiness thing is just an urban myth afaik.
In theory it could be "good for you" if it stopped de-hydration!

it says in the test that wine can be helpful for certain people doesnt it?

Tyrrial

guinness IS good for you it has iron!!! and i need it or i'll explode!!!

commuterised

Originally posted by Tyrrial
guinness IS good for you it has iron!!! and i need it or i'll explode!!!

They offer you Guinness after you give blood and advise pregnant womean to drink a glass of Guinness so it has to have some good in it.

b3t4

Was in Buxers (that the spelling) in Temple Bar last night and they had a breathalyser test in the pub.

Good idea I thought.

A.

JohnK

Originally posted by Tha Gopher
...15 pints in an hour is enough to kill me apparently:D.And that is only 0.5% alcohol concentration in the blood!

15 pints would have me mashed with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.3% - 0.4%. I just might have to vomit
At least I'm still alive though

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by Tha Gopher
15 pints in an hour is enough to kill me apparently:D

i'd say that you wouldn't be the only one. that's a pint every 4 minutes :eek:

Stark

Yeah but if you're downing shots. (I suppose then again that's like 30 shots).

Beëlzebooze

I can't believe anyone would be able to drink 15 pints in an hour.

that is unrealistic.

that's 7.5 liters of fluids for your body to process, per hour!!!