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WCDT 2051-2055; Nov. 7-11, 2011
akronnick:
Mythbusters busted that.
The only thing that can sober you up is time.
Carl-E:
Well, it has been a while since Angus' departure, and Faye's coping drunk. A few hours, at least. I'm sure with her practiced liver, the buzz is wearing off by now.
pendrake:
For comic #2051...
1. Poor Marten, caught between a rock & a hard place, both of whom are capable fist-fighters.
2. Art-wise, I liked the angle-shot for panel #3. Jeph rarely disappoints for mixing it up, rather than sticking purely to a side-shot style.
3. Were I still a drinker, passed-out patron's reaction would actually be more of an endorsement than a warning to me :roll: , just like Marten apparrently.
4. Adrenaline and endorphins work somewhat as a sobering effect (Note "effect," does not actually negate the alcohol in you). Pain itself also works well. It is a regrettable thing in one's life when one can say they have experienced both :-( .
5. Just because your mind is "clearer" does not mean your mind is "clear," or makes you any less drunk since said alcohol is still in your system. But comic-wise, I assume since there are no drunk-bubbles," Faye is (relatively) sober-minded. Though I question the wisdom of pushing Marten towards a girl [Padma] with laden with so many complications, potential drama-bombs (see "Elliot"), and a timer ticking down (for when Padma moves back to California).
6. A general and major misconception of drunkeness vs. sobering methods: When you eat (various) foods or drink caffeinated drinks (coffee being the one most think of) in a attempt to counteract being drunk, you are not actually "detoxifying" the effect of alcohol. Your body is trying to process both effects at the same time, like trying to cover up a smoker's smells with air-freshener. This is why most people burn-out &/or crash harder as a result (in the immediate-, short-, and long-term of drinking), the body is trying to multi-task contradicting effects. The best solution remains hydrating (meaning: "drink lots of clean water") and rest (or "time" as akronnick just posted).
John_Knee:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 07 Nov 2011, 11:27 ---Mythbusters busted that.
The only thing that can sober you up is time.
--- End quote ---
Hardly... trying sobering up techniques such as drinking coffee and putting your head in cold water isn't quite the sort of stimuli that would trigger your body to sober yourself up - or at least react in such a way to counter the drunken effects of alcohol... Plus their final act of "slap in the face" saw an improvement in Adam's score post slap which hardly disproves my point... If anything Mythbusters indicated my point was a bit more valid if anything else.
No actions can immediately sober you up, but the body is capable of producing a load of chemicals that can cancel out the effect.
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 07 Nov 2011, 11:27 ---Mythbusters busted that.
--- End quote ---
Mythbusters hasn't been good since Scottie left the build team and was replaced by Kari.
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