Nice. Not a .399 or a .401 like some people who claim .40

to paraphrase bob uecker

I don't doubt that the guy was shiatfaced, but when I see these stories of someone blowing .40 on a breathalyzer, my feeling is more that the breathalizer farked up than them actually being that drunk.

At .40, you're probably in a coma.

A .40 at 1PM? That's putting one on early...

He's kinda hot. Probably easy to take advantage of now, too.

.40 BAC? How is he not dead? I don't think even serious alcoholics can have a .40 and still function.

Good thing the cops opted for a blood test after that reading. Something like that would most likely have been thrown out of court.

Maybe he's just...made of alcohol or something.

Our local premium wine store sells disposable BAC analysers. You blow through the thing and it will indicate your % on a scale. It's kinda like a built in battery tester.

So, we bought a bunch of them and figured out how drunk we could get. I passed out at about .45 and I'm a big guy. That was after we split a 100 pounder of rum. I was demolished.

You know, I totally read this headline and thought you were talking about the handgun.

So, I'm thinking, "What's a 'smooth' 40 cal? Smooth barrel? What's going on here, why is he 'blowing' his 40 cal?"

I was disappointed that it's just another alcoholic story

There was a story a few years back in either RI or CT about a guy with a .375 BAL or something that was functioning perfectly fine, according to the cop that arrested him. I'll see if I can find it.

Here it is. He had a .491 and was driving.

brigid_fitch: .40 BAC? How is he not dead? I don't think even serious alcoholics can have a .40 and still function.

Good thing the cops opted for a blood test after that reading. Something like that would most likely have been thrown out of court.

I had a friend who ended up in the hospital after jumping out of a moving car and his blood test came back at almost .40. If I recall it was a .396. He was very intoxicated, but nowhere near a coma.

The hospital didn't release him for almost 24 hours because his BAC was still too high.

/Yeah, he's an alcoholic

I'm so proud.

And they said no one would ever hit .400 again.

I'm sure he thought he could handle the car safely.

Diogenes: He's kinda hot. Probably easy to take advantage of now, too.

First thing I thought of too.

He's a big dude.

This is just another example of how retarded standardized BAC rules are.

Too many variables to accurately tell if someone is impaired.

Not that I'm saying .4 wouldn't put a dent in anyone, but my point still stands... woozily.

Sears trifeca in play?

jake_lex: I don't doubt that the guy was shiatfaced, but when I see these stories of someone blowing .40 on a breathalyzer, my feeling is more that the breathalizer farked up than them actually being that drunk.

At .40, you're probably in a coma.

Take a close look at his eyes. He's not very far from coma-dom.

.40? I thought Michael was .50?

Diogenes: He's kinda hot. Probably easy to take advantage of now, too.

Yeah, and all the guys on C Block are thankful for that.

blood in my alcohol? It's more... *hic*

jake_lex: I don't doubt that the guy was shiatfaced, but when I see these stories of someone blowing .40 on a breathalyzer, my feeling is more that the breathalizer farked up than them actually being that drunk.

It's called tolerance. Some alcoholics have to maintain a high BAC to function.

Calmamity: He's a big dude.

This is just another example of how retarded standardized BAC rules are.

Too many variables to accurately tell if someone is impaired.

Not that I'm saying .4 wouldn't put a dent in anyone, but my point still stands... woozily.

You sound like those people who complain about BMI.

/Oh, and you sound fat, too.

Pubins?....PUBINS?....PUBINS!!!!!!

Shenanigans.

A friend of mine has breathalyzer tester at his house, and one night, for shiats & giggles, we all started testing ourselves with it.

After just a night of average beer drinking, everybody was in the .08 to .10 ballpark

Then just to see what would happen, I did a shot of Jack Daniels, and swished it around in my mouth for a few seconds before trying again.

And I blew a perfect .40 - which I think was the highest number it goes too. Everybody else who tried it blew a .40 too.

Diogenes: He's kinda hot. Probably easy to take advantage of now, too.

He looks like a steroid version of Jeremy Piven.

brigid_fitch: .40 BAC? How is he not dead? I don't think even serious alcoholics can have a .40 and still function.

Not true. I've hit .50 before.

Yes, my blood was 1 proof.

Calmamity: He's a big dude.

This is just another example of how retarded standardized BAC rules are.

Too many variables to accurately tell if someone is impaired.

Not that I'm saying .4 wouldn't put a dent in anyone, but my point still stands... woozily.

Absolutely. I'm a reasonably sized guy (about 180), so three beers and a motor vehicle in my instance would be demonstrably better than a '5 "2, 100lb. female with the same amount of alcohol. I'm not saying that you should drink and drive under any circumstances, but clearly some drinkers are more dangerous than others.

/used to drink and drive...a motorcycle. Ask me how I learned to stop doing that!

.40 at 1PM? That guy was on a multiple day bender.

see, look at that picture. he's got a look of complete focus and awareness! it's obvious he can handle it, so why does he have to be hassled by the man?

Maybe it explains why he put xmas merchandise out so early

/had to have read the previous Fark post to 'get it'

Blew a .40? Did he stick a Glock in his mouth?

medius: brigid_fitch: .40 BAC? How is he not dead? I don't think even serious alcoholics can have a .40 and still function.

Not true. I've hit .50 before.

Yes, my blood was 1 proof.

The home testers are often less accurate than the "official" ones, which have their own issues. However, I believe if you blow a .50 on a road-side stop you have legal right to climb onto the hood of the police car, raise your arms and shout, "I have PROOF!"

I live 5 minutes from that intersection so I'm really getting a kick...

/.4? Whatever...
//Still a reject for drinkin' @ 1PM :p

That guy is nice looking. He reminds me of Joaquin Phoenix.

The sad part is, I was half expecting to find a picture of my dad.

Former Seattle cop, arrested at 4:54 pm and blew a 0.47.

Wonder how much her SO drinks...

But in another way....do you want people to be able to drive until they CAN'T handle it before we make them stop driving? The whole point of this exercise is to get them off the road prior to the drunk-driving accident that a .9 would cause.

Speaking of alcohol, Mickeys is horrible. My penis seems to enjoy it though.

Amateur.

rikdanger: I'm so proud.

Amen, brother. Amen.

Sounds like he burped into the tube, lol.

brigid_fitch: .40 BAC? How is he not dead? I don't think even serious alcoholics can have a .40 and still function.

Good thing the cops opted for a blood test after that reading. Something like that would most likely have been thrown out of court.

.40 isn't coma level if you're used to drinking a lot. I bought a breathalyser a while back and the first night I had it we all ran it up to around .40. Its hard to tell if we actually got there because around .30 a device with only a single button (like a breathalyser) becomes very difficult to use.

I walked home that night and fully remember everything that happened. I've definitely been drunker. It took about 20-24 hours for my BAC to fall back to 0.0 (and was farking horrible).

Its not uncommon for the drunkest guy at any given party to be around .30 I've noticed. BTW, In my experience (180 pound male), getting to .35-.40 requires drinking about 600 ml of whiskey in a relatively short time span (3-4 hours).

YoungSwedishBlonde: .40 at 1PM? That guy was on a multiple day bender.

Sometimes you just wake up and say to yourself, "Today is a good day to start drinkin' early."

proser: medius: brigid_fitch: .40 BAC? How is he not dead? I don't think even serious alcoholics can have a .40 and still function.

Not true. I've hit .50 before.

Yes, my blood was 1 proof.

The home testers are often less accurate than the "official" ones, which have their own issues. However, I believe if you blow a .50 on a road-side stop you have legal right to climb onto the hood of the police car, raise your arms and shout, "I have PROOF!"

Lol.

I've hit the neighborhood of .4 on one of those civilian testers. I was nowhere close to dead. In fact, I was lucid enough to remember taking the test. The toxic shock the next day, however, made wish that I really was dead. I don't mean that figuratively. I actually wished that death would take me into his embrace. Christ, easily the worst hangover ever. And I've been to Tijuana. Twice.

vertiaset: Alcoholics can survive BACs which would kill a normal person. Lots of alcoholics, who had a period of sobriety, die when they start drinking again because they fall right back into the old drinking habits without the tolerance.

A cop I know says he has seen some of the highest BAC levels registered by little old ladies who seemed pretty sober except they reeked of booze. Old time alcoholics FTW

Stay Cool Babylon: /used to drink and drive...a motorcycle. Ask me how I learned to stop doing that!

Did that on a skateboard last year. Skated the 2.5 miles to work, hit the pub for a couple of Irish Stout. Started to walk home and got to this one "level" spot. Well, it looks level, which is all I'll say.

/butt was sore for a few days
//95 duros don't make for a good street skate

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AmazingRuss: YoungSwedishBlonde: .40 at 1PM? That guy was on a multiple day bender.

Sometimes you just wake up and say to yourself, "Today is a good day to start drinkin' early."

Is 7:30 am too early for whiskey? Fine, I'll have a beer then.