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About the Drink
Wheel
The Intoximeters Inc. "Drink Wheel" is a form that you can fill out. Upon completion
it will instantly compute your estimated blood/breath alcohol concentration ("BAC")
based on the information that you have provided and return that estimate to you.
It is presented as a public service to Intoximeters web site visitors. Its primary
purpose is to provide useful information about the responsible use of alcohol.
Why is it called a "Drink Wheel"?
Intoximeters calls it the "Drink Wheel" because it is based on 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 what and how much you have had to drink.
Disclaimer
It would be extremely foolish for anyone to pretend that a "Drink Wheel" can
calculate what your BAC actually is, first because it would open the company
up to an incredible amount of potential liability, and second if it really did
work accurately there would be no need for anyone to buy BAC instruments.
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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