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Different alcohol strengths and the effects
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Can someone explain the physics behind this please: 6+ shots of Gin or Vodka at 40% vol = sober... half a bottle of Red Wine at 13% vol = drunk....? Or even 2 cans of lager at 6% = drunk. I can't get my head around the reason why?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You can work out the units of alcohol quite easily.(but only before you drink the wine) The formula is litres x abv. For example: 330ml can of 6%abv lager is 0.33*6 =1.98 units. 25ml of spirit at 40%abv is 0.025*40 = 1 unit. Half a bottle of wine at 13%abv is 0.35*13 = 4.55.
My doctor needs to know how many units I drink so I sit in the pub tring to calculate 0.568*4.5 in my head and give up aftr a couple of pints and work it out on a spreadsheet when I get home.
My doctor needs to know how many units I drink so I sit in the pub tring to calculate 0.568*4.5 in my head and give up aftr a couple of pints and work it out on a spreadsheet when I get home.
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