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About
the Drink Wheel
The
Intoximeters' "Drink
Wheel"1
computes your estimated blood alcohol
concentration ("BAC") based on the
information that you have provided in
the form. Its primary purpose is to
give some education about the
responsible use of alcohol, not to
indicate whether it is OK for you to
drive.
Why
is it called a "Drink
Wheel"?
The
name "Drink Wheel" comes from the
various paper and cardboard BAC
calculators that are given out in
alcohol awareness programs, some of
which are in the form of a wheel that
you can spin around to calculate your
estimated BAC based on how much you had
to drink.
Disclaimer
It
would be extremely foolish to think
that this "Drink Wheel" can actually
measure your BAC. It provides an
educated guess only. If it really did
work accurately there would be no need
for anyone to buy breath test
instruments for personal
use.
A
person's actual BAC is dependent on
many complex factors, including their
physical condition (body composition,
health etc...) and what they have
recently ingested (including food,
water, medications and other drugs).
This site includes a more detailed
discussion of the Pharmacology
and Disposition of alcohol in
humans.
The
results that are generated are rough
estimates of an average healthy
person's BAC assuming typical beverage
sizes, recipes and alcohol content. The
BAC estimates generated by the Drink
Wheel should not be used to infer
anyone's fitness to work, drive or
perform any other task or
duty.
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