So it takes 12% alcohol to get you ditzy?

[Vesuvius87]

Yesterday I went to the beach with new people. Most of us were drinking. A woman and I bought 4 canned cocktails (2 per person); 2 watermelon favored and 2 blueberry.

Each can had 12% alcohol. After finishing the first day, within 20-30 minutes I felt slightly ditzy. However, after finishing the 2nd can, the effect was faster than usual and started while I was swimming. After we got out of the beach, I fell asleep. By the time I woke up, the event was nearly over and we had to return to the bus. Damn

I'm 36, 5'7 and between 140-145 Ibs so I'm not short so that skinny. So it's just 12% to get anyone ditzy?

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+1 y

I had breakfast and ate snacks. I didn't drink on an empty stomach and still got drunk.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

12% alcohol (24-proof) is no joke in the size of a can. To put it in context, that's around 2.5 times stronger than your most typical of cans of beers, so drinking 4 of them is like drinking 10 equally-sized cans of beers.

Also the amount of sugar to make something 24-proof taste pretty taste sweet if it wasn't very bitter can be quite high and this combo of sugar and alcohol can mess some people up more than usual.

My wife can drink a bottle of wine quite easily without problems but just a few of these 500ml 9% Chu-His tends to get her extremely drunk:

Another way to think of it is that if you have a 50ml shot of 80-proof tequila (the largest shot glasses), that's 20ml (50ml * 0.4) of pure alcohol. A 500ml can of 24-proof would be 60ml (500ml * 0.12) of pure alcohol, equivalent to 3 of the largest shots of tequila. So four of those would already be like drinking 12 shots of tequila. if it's a smaller 355ml can, still ~8.5 very large shots of tequila.

So you don't have to be a flyweight to get drunk from these.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Another way to relate it is wine. Your typical wine tends to be around 24-proof, same as your cocktails. So if you drank four 500ml cans, that's equivalent to over 2 and a half bottles of wine (~2.67 bottles). If it's 355ml, then almost 2 bottles still (~1.9 bottles of wine).

[Vesuvius87]

Thank you for the information. My friend drank 2 cans and I drank 2 also. She had a headache afterwards. The brand we drank is Four Loko. This was one of the cans we drank:
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[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Wow, that's hardcore! Apparently the cans are 24oz which is ~710ml. So one can has almost the same amount of alcohol as a whole 750ml bottle of 12% wine.

[Astarlessnightsky]

12% doesn't say much about the actual amount of alcohol you drank.

Eg one shot glass of 40% vol Alc. eg Vodka or Tequilla, has the same amount of alcohol than a bottle of beer with only 4,2% vol. Alc.

[Ashley1993]

When I used to drink 2 cans of beer would get me drunk.. and it was like just 6-7% alcohol

[Vesuvius87]

Damn... no wonder I got drunk and the woman had a headache afterwards. With those 2 canned cocktails, it was like the equivalent of drinking 4 beers.

[Ashley1993]

Yes lol I'd have passed out

[Carly2005]

Allitte really but I’m a gray goose especially if it’s shots.

[The-Stud]

It all depends on the individual at the end of the day , his/her tolerance to alcohol

But two cans of 12% can of course get most people quite high..12% is above average I guess

[Vesuvius87]

It sucks that I fell asleep afterwards and missed some of the fun. For a drink with sweet, the effect took place at a quicker pace.

[The-Stud]

Oops

[boggboss]

Really depends on your tolerance and what u have had on unlined stomach I can drink pretty much cider and get tipsy on a lined one I can do a bottle of brandy if I space it out over a couple hours

[Vesuvius87]

True everyone is different. I recovered after waking up from that long nap but the woman had a headache afterwards.

[boggboss]

Also depending how on how hot it was and dehydration

[Abhishek4444]

Yes alcohol works like this even if you are young it can make you feel ditzy I don't drink I don't smoke but still no girl likes because I am ugly dark brown 20 years old Indian boy

[Vesuvius87]

For being a bittersweet drink (I like cocktails with some sweet), the effect took place at a faster pace. The woman afterwards had a headache.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I don't think you understand what that percentage indicates.

[slatyb]

No, it only depends on the total amount of alcohol consumed.

[slatyb]

People can get drunk on weak beer if they drink enough.