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from an anonymous reader (remember, folks, don't submit with your real name...make something up that explains your question!) comes this fact-based question:
Dear Dredwerkz,
Got a question for you..... Why is it that "beer before liquor" makes you sicker than "liquor before beer"?
Edward responds: Well, the adage you refer to is an unproven myth that may or may not be correct. Some limited scientific evidence (remember, the alcohol manufacturers aren't really concerned with the effects of their products, just like the tobacco producers) has led some people to conclude that carbonated beverages ease the absorbtion of alcohol into the bloodstream. Check out factoid #119 at this site which offers a limited explanation. If carbonation helps mainline the alcohol present in the beer in your stomach, the theory goes, it stays to help increase the speed that the liquor is then absorbed. In reverse, the liquor has no such absorbtion altering powers. This is, of course, almost pure hearsay: a sort of pseudo-science caused by lack of real data. Decreasing the amount of time one's body can absorb alcohol also will increase the odds of alcohol poisoning.
Helena's thoughts:
Brad's opinion: use a little common sense Anon, and think about every drunk person you have ever known. those that were sick the next day either deliberately ignored their limits, or simply lost track during the night. let's ignore the sadists, and concentrate on the problem of losing track. no matter what you start with, by the time you switch, you will already be drunk. so your ability to know your limit is heavily impaired. in this state, one type of beverage will take longer to consume, require increased trips to the bathroom, and generally fill you up so that drinking more is difficult. that liquid is beer. so those that go from liquor to beer will take longer to drink and generally consume less alcohol than the other way around. that's what it comes down to in the end - simply the amount rather than the type of alcohol. now you are in the clear...so stay sick!
posted at: 2002-11-01 17:53:20 with 0 commentsDear Dredwerkz,
Got a question for you..... Why is it that "beer before liquor" makes you sicker than "liquor before beer"?
Edward responds: Well, the adage you refer to is an unproven myth that may or may not be correct. Some limited scientific evidence (remember, the alcohol manufacturers aren't really concerned with the effects of their products, just like the tobacco producers) has led some people to conclude that carbonated beverages ease the absorbtion of alcohol into the bloodstream. Check out factoid #119 at this site which offers a limited explanation. If carbonation helps mainline the alcohol present in the beer in your stomach, the theory goes, it stays to help increase the speed that the liquor is then absorbed. In reverse, the liquor has no such absorbtion altering powers. This is, of course, almost pure hearsay: a sort of pseudo-science caused by lack of real data. Decreasing the amount of time one's body can absorb alcohol also will increase the odds of alcohol poisoning.
Helena's thoughts:
Brad's opinion: use a little common sense Anon, and think about every drunk person you have ever known. those that were sick the next day either deliberately ignored their limits, or simply lost track during the night. let's ignore the sadists, and concentrate on the problem of losing track. no matter what you start with, by the time you switch, you will already be drunk. so your ability to know your limit is heavily impaired. in this state, one type of beverage will take longer to consume, require increased trips to the bathroom, and generally fill you up so that drinking more is difficult. that liquid is beer. so those that go from liquor to beer will take longer to drink and generally consume less alcohol than the other way around. that's what it comes down to in the end - simply the amount rather than the type of alcohol. now you are in the clear...so stay sick!
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