Scientists Discover Booze That Won't Give You a Hangover 334
Kwang-il Kwon and Hye Gwang Jeong of Chungnam National University have discovered that drinking alcohol with oxygen bubbles added leads to fewer hangovers and a shorter sobering up time. People drinking the bubbly booze sobered up 20-30 minutes faster and had less severe and fewer hangovers than people who drank the non-fizzy stuff. Kwon said: "The oxygen-enriched alcohol beverage reduces plasma alcohol concentrations faster than a normal dissolved-oxygen alcohol beverage does. This could provide both clinical and real-life significance. The oxygen-enriched alcohol beverage would allow individuals to become sober faster, and reduce the side effects of acetaldehyde without a significant difference in alcohol's effects. Furthermore, the reduced time to a lower BAC may reduce alcohol-related accidents."
My fool-proof no-hangover method (Score:5, Informative)
I have followed this rule religiously once I started drinking socially. As a result, I have never gotten a hangover. Here it is:
For every three beers or three shots you drink, drink a glass of water. Also, try to make sure you drink a glass of water before falling asleep.
You will be hangover free...guaranteed. Simple, safe, and effective.
Tag is misspelled. (Score:3, Informative)
It's synthehol [memory-alpha.org], not synthahol.
Re:Soju with oxygen? (Score:5, Informative)
One goes to great lengths (for good reason) when bottling beverages to remove existing oxygen, and prevent introduction of new oxygen.
If this technique for reducing hangovers becomes popular it will need to be done shortly before consumption. (Value-added service at the bar?)
Hydration (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Beer (Score:1, Informative)
"couldn't you just get a beer with less alcohol?"
Sorry, I'm not interested in drinking Natty Light piss water. The beers I like, mostly IPAs, have alcohol contents in excess of 6%. A solution to the problem does exist, though. It's called "everything in moderation."
Re:Beer (Score:3, Informative)
No, he meant 160 proof double vodka.
Somewhat Makes Sense from a Diving Perspective (Score:3, Informative)
Recently I became a licensed Scuba diver. One thing you learn in scuba diving classes is that you are more likely to get nitrogen poisoning if you are dehydrated, or had been drinking substantially the night before. Typically the way you do a first response treatment of nitrogen poisoning is by supplying pure oxygen.
I'm sure there's a Q.E.D. in there but I'm pretty sure I'm missing some steps.
Re:Oxygen + Beer (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Beer (Score:5, Informative)
Though most of them are now listed in the "%ABV(#Proof) format. Kind of sad, since it shows that some people are too stupid to realize that proof is just ABV/2.
Irony, thy name is "Omestes".
Proof = ABV * 2, not ABV / 2.
Oxygen Tank (Score:3, Informative)
It's more effective if you just take a hit from an Oxygen tank.
Why try to jam the O2 into your drink?
Re:My fool-proof no-hangover method (Score:1, Informative)
Not exactly. Hiccups have nothing to do with being thirsty.
Hiccups are sudden, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm. As the muscle contracts repeatedly, the opening between your vocal cords snaps shut to check the inflow of air, thus making the hiccup sound. Irritation of the nerves that extend from the neck to the chest can cause hiccups. Eating too quickly, drinking too much water after a workout (because your body wants oxygen when you're panting, not water, yet), or simply not getting enough oxygen (which is why holding your breath doesn't get rid of hiccups).
It's usually the presence of too much pressure on your diaphragm. Drinking water would add to that pressure and make it worse. However, using the restroom can help remove some of that pressure and in turn stop the hiccups.
Taking a few deep breaths can also help as it helps you to relax and allows the airflow to be monitored and the diaphragm to resync to "normal" function.
Re:Hope they don't try this with hard liquor (Score:3, Informative)
Yeah, but back in High School and College..it was the PERFECT stuff for a jungle juice party. You just have the price of admission be a pint or half pint of clear booze, preferably PGA (Everclear)...line a large trash can with plastic liners, fill with ice, booze and hawaiian punch (or something similar) and then, instant party. Man, you could get chicks trashed with that stuff quick too!! This was really great too if you had some type of theme with that party that had girls dress in bikinis or togas even...
Re:Soju with oxygen? (Score:3, Informative)
The Guinness "widget" works because it doesn't require a trigger to release the nitrogen, the pressure change of opening the bottle/can does it. It's based off the fact that nitrogen won't dissolve into beer very easily. I don't think the same device would work with O2.
Re:Beer (Score:2, Informative)