My friends and I have found the level of drunkenness really all depends on how quickly you drink your first 2-3 drinks. We're Australian, I like to think we've had some practice.
If you drink them down fast, you'll get a buzz, and feel quite drunk after not many more. No matter what you do for the rest of the night, you'll be more drunk than usual for the number of drinks you've had.
If you drink the first 2-3 drinks slowly, you'll have one of those nights where you're not as drunk as you normally would be for the number of drinks you've had. Sure, if you drink a ton, you'll be drunk, but you won't be "wasted".
Tip: If you ever find yourself in some kind of drinking contest, have two beer before the contest even starts, but take 30-45 minutes to drink each beer. You won't be nearly as drunk later on.
Is there a scientific explanation that anyone could offer or a theory that you have about this? This sounds interesting and I am curious as to why it happens.
My theory is that the liver can only process so much alcohol at a time (or rather, it has a rate at which it can process alcohol), via the enzymes that it uses to do its job. If you hammer it with three drinks in rapid succession, it uses up its ability to filter alcohol out and has to recharge its stock of ingredients (possibly hindered by all the leftover alcohol in your system, messing up your biochemistry and dehydrating you). If you space it out, it has time to process the alcohol as it comes in, keeping your body from being overwhelmed.
Kind of like how a levy can hold back millions of litres of water hitting it… unless it all shows up at once, in which case it gets overwhelmed and all kinds of problems stem from there.
If you drink them down fast, you'll get a buzz, and feel quite drunk after not many more. No matter what you do for the rest of the night, you'll be more drunk than usual for the number of drinks you've had.
If you drink the first 2-3 drinks slowly, you'll have one of those nights where you're not as drunk as you normally would be for the number of drinks you've had. Sure, if you drink a ton, you'll be drunk, but you won't be "wasted".
Tip: If you ever find yourself in some kind of drinking contest, have two beer before the contest even starts, but take 30-45 minutes to drink each beer. You won't be nearly as drunk later on.