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How you would feel after 5 x 2 unit cans?

81 replies

PITCHpink · 12/06/2025 22:59

This isn’t a question for those who are t/total/don’t drink at all, because obviously it’s an irrelevant question as your body doesn’t process alcohol, so the answers will be completely moot

Anyone else crack away….

Would it make you feel drunk, a bit tipsy, totally tipsy, totally fine…

Say over about 3 hours

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greencartbluecart · 12/06/2025 23:02

Well out of it and probably sick
3 in 5 or 6 hrs would be my maximum

Redshoeblueshoe · 12/06/2025 23:03

Well that's less than 3 cans of Guinness, so I'd feel good.
But it depends why you're asking - fit to drive - NO

Ninkynonkpinkyponks · 12/06/2025 23:03

Drunk

Hookahchakkah · 12/06/2025 23:04

Would depend on how much I ate and what time. I could do that over three Hours after eating lunch and not be battered, but if u started at 7pm after having lunch at 12 id be quite pissed

TheFunHare · 12/06/2025 23:04

10 units of wine and I'd be fine but 10 units of beer and i would be pickled. Not sure why there is such a difference other than I don't drink beer much. DH has a good tolerance and would be on the edge of merry.

PITCHpink · 12/06/2025 23:04

Redshoeblueshoe · 12/06/2025 23:03

Well that's less than 3 cans of Guinness, so I'd feel good.
But it depends why you're asking - fit to drive - NO

Crikey, how strong is Guinness?

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greencartbluecart · 12/06/2025 23:05

It’s 5 cans ( or a little more) of gusiness according to guiness

Redshoeblueshoe · 12/06/2025 23:05

440ml of Guinness is 1.8 units

fruitpastille · 12/06/2025 23:07

So about the same as a bottle of wine? Depends. 3 hours is quite a long time. Any food to soak it up? Or water to rehydrate? Tipsy I suppose. Or sleepy.

50Balesofgrey · 12/06/2025 23:07

I'd have to pee

GretaGreen · 12/06/2025 23:07

Drunk. I had 8 units the other night and to my shame I actually got sick. Younger me could go all night long, I'm almost 40 and now I'm a total lightweight.

StrawberrySquash · 12/06/2025 23:07

Pretty merry. Way past the point of driving - both practically and legally, but perfectly able to take myself home on the bus.

Redshoeblueshoe · 12/06/2025 23:08

Clearly my maths isn't working

ninjahamster · 12/06/2025 23:08

I would be fine but I drink a bottle of wine every night so my body is used to alcohol (and probably ruined thanks to it).

PITCHpink · 12/06/2025 23:09

Redshoeblueshoe · 12/06/2025 23:05

440ml of Guinness is 1.8 units

Am I being thick? (or are you?! 😳😂) but if Guinness is 1.8 units then x 3 cans is only 5.4 units so you’d need 5 cans to experience just under 10 units…

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PITCHpink · 12/06/2025 23:10

Redshoeblueshoe · 12/06/2025 23:08

Clearly my maths isn't working

😂 Have you had a couple of Guinness cans @Redshoeblueshoe 😮😂

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Saz12 · 12/06/2025 23:11

10 units, so just less than a bottle of wine. I'd be pretty hammered, able to get myself to bed but we'll beyond tipsy.

Xmasbaby11 · 12/06/2025 23:12

I’d be pretty drunk on that. I could drink that much and be ok but I don’t like being that drunk any more. A couple of cans over an hour or so would suit me then I’d move onto soft drinks.

DrCoconut · 12/06/2025 23:13

Don't think I'd feel much, I'd probably be unconscious.

HorrorFan81 · 12/06/2025 23:13

I recently gave up drinking but I was v much a binge drinker and 10 units over 3 hours wouldn't have much of an impact on me at all

throwawaynametoday · 12/06/2025 23:14

My sweet spot is 2 to maybe 6 units, which makes me I feel happy tipsy. More than that and I will quickly get nauseous and headachey, so I can't really get properly drunk drunk.

GrandTheftWalrus · 12/06/2025 23:14

Over 3hrs? I'd feel perfectly fine. I drink pints of Bud Light in the pub and they are 1.8 units per pint. When on an adults only night with DH I can have 3 pints in 1.5hrs so half an hour to drink each one.

However if I were to have 3 pints in 30 mins I'd be pissed.

mynameiscalypso · 12/06/2025 23:15

I’d be feeling quite tipsy but not drunk (although I’d probably still end up with a stinking hangover the next day).

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 12/06/2025 23:16

My stomach would feel all sloshy and rank after that volume of liquid.
I’d be drunk but not hammered.

BangersAndGnash · 12/06/2025 23:17

10 units, so a bottle of 13.5’ wine.

Very tipsy / drunk