Alcohol Units

[Oreo]

Duno wether its the same in america.

But i was wondering, does one unit of beer have the same effect on you as one unit of a spirit (%37.5)

Also, do some alcohols effect you more than others ? even when they contain the same percentage of alcohol. I was wondering this because one beer never seems to effect my parents, but i can usually tell if they have took a unit of spirit.

Cheers.

 

[gurusan]

Some kinds of drinks are absorbed faster than others. Mixed drinks are usually absorbed faster compared to beer....

However normally a pint is like 2.2 or so units of alcohol while a shot is 1 unit (and 35 measley mL here ,thats why I never get mixed drinks)....

However, 35mL of booze isn't going to get anyone drunk...your parents probably had more than 1 unit.

It takes me about 1.5-2 pints before I can even feel any alcohol and about 4 50 mL shots


And no America doesn't have the same unit system unfortunately....it's quite a good way of rating booze content.

 

[Oreo]

Okay, so 2.2 units of Vodka lets say should have the same effect as a pint of beer.

 

[gurusan]

Theoretically, yes. Human bodies are quite unique though so everyone will handle it differently.

 

[Oreo]

tellin me. beer doesn't do anything for me, neither does gin. Only vodka. Its weird. And no i don't go binge drinking, just christmas

 

[Ste]

Theres nothing better than a gin, vodka and everclear cocktail... Yummy.

 

[gurusan]

They'll do something...don't worry

No one is impervious to teh boozinagen.

 

[Oreo]

I want some 190 proof everclear to myself, straight from the bottle. My god i cant even down gin without pullin a face, and then i have to have half a bottle to get to a state of not walking.

O and my next question is, if you don't eat for a while before hand do you become drunk quicker, or is it slower, because your stomach isnt as active.

 

[Ste]

Everclear, ahhh, so smooth.

 

[Oreo]

Im pretty sure trotter will enforce the harsh reality on me... meh. Wereas you, Ste. encourage me