Originally Posted by toshi
That doesn't really explain why my 105lb sister can drink laps around me (I'm at 143 give or take)... I'm sure we've all see tiny females who can drink like fish. ;-)
The outward appearence of 1 person can vary dramatically. Its called tolerance. I can dose people to 0.10 blood alcohol level, and some look just fine. Others appeared smashed. Part of tolerance comes from our genes.....basically, how well one person handles alcohol. Another part of tolerance comes from how much practice you've had with alcohol. A novice drinker typically appears more impaired, while a more experienced drinker has learned to tolerate the alcohol better....yet in fact, both people maybe be at exactly the same blood alcohol level.
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