chem1st Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Bought a few beers from the shop. 5%ABV. 500ml. Each can states that it contains 1.6 units of alcohol. But, if 500ml of 5%abv, then there should be 2.5 units. If there is only 1.6 units, then the beer must be of 3.2% strength. Have I been ripped off? Or have they made a mistake. And if they have made a mistake, what if somebody drinks ten cans assumes they have had 16 units and drives in 15 hours time expecting to have only 1 unit in their system, when in fact they would still have 10 units in their system... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Your assumptions are correct. 1 Unit = 10ml of pure alcohol. What beer was it? Are you sure that they weren't 330ml cans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 whos worried? get it drunk, have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Your assumptions are correct. 1 Unit = 10ml of pure alcohol. What beer was it? Are you sure that they weren't 330ml cans? http://www.drinksplus.co.uk/karbon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 Positive they are 500ml. (and they are full to top, but not now after opening ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 ... what if somebody drinks ten cans assumes they have had 16 units and drives in 15 hours time expecting to have only 1 unit in their system, when in fact they would still have 10 units in their system... That person would be liable (on conviction for drunken driving) to the penalties provided at law. The law says it is an offence to drive with more than [whatever the amount is] of alcohol in your blood. It's an absolute offence. If you're over the limit, you are liable. If you can persuade the magistrates that your drink had been spiked then you might have a plea in mitigation, but I doubt their warships would entertain an argument based on metabolic calculations which were themselves founded on inaccurate data. The advice is: "Don't drink and drive." It's not "Get the sums right". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Relax.Drink the beer.Write some interesting threads about housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Relax.Drink the beer.Write some interesting threads about housing. hang on hang on........interesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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