Originally posted by: Millennium
Originally posted by: MichaelD
So many ignorant people tout "Everclear" like it's some great sh1t.
Everclear is about 1/2 step away from Turpentine, people. 180 proof means that 90 percent of it's composition is PURE ALCOHOL. 8oz of it will probably put you at about .25 BAC, no matter what your weight. Any more, and blindness is probably a good bet.
There's no "sipping tradition" or "polite buzz" when it comes to that stuff. Drinking it is the equivalent of being bit in the jugular vein by a venomous snake; 30 seconds later and it's allllll over.
I have had MORE than my share of um...puking on my shoes (not proud) but please be careful with that Everclear stuff...I've seen people laid up in the hospital b/c they thought they were kewl.
151 can cause problems as well.
My_God do I know that. The very first time I blacked-out...16 years old...party...was drinking beer....I had like a 6-pack and was wasted. THEN they broke out the 151. I chugged a glass of it...don't remember how big. I remember getting dizzy...all of a sudden, the party was too crowded, too noisy, too hot...you get the idea. *room spinnnnnnnnnnnns*
I went to my car and laid down in the backseat (no, I never CONSIDERED driving!) I woke up about8 hours later, lying in my own puke....it was ALL over the backseat, the floor AND the window. No idea how I puked on the window..I didn't even remember puking.
But wait, it gets better. It was WINTER. In NY. My puke had FROZEN my face to the vinyl backseat. I was shivering....a probable outcome being that it was about 20F outside!
*sigh* The days of blissful ignorance are loooong gone.