breathalizer experts?
i'm looking to buy an affordable(<$100) breathalizer for various uses. Does anyone have any insight or recomendations
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looks decent, does it have a replaceable mouthpeice? looks like it in the pictures, i'd prefere that since i'm sure friends will want to try it which is part of the fun
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Buddy of mine just got one at staples for like $8. No idea how accurate it is. Better than nothing though. You take it through a calibration stage before you blow.
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Originally Posted by Mach929
(Post 179501)
for various uses
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its wonderful to make bets to try and guess how drunk someone is...
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My understanding is that they're all inaccurate as hell.....
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Originally Posted by Philip
(Post 179620)
My understanding is that they're all inaccurate as hell.....
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Originally Posted by Philip
(Post 179620)
My understanding is that they're all inaccurate as hell.....
And with the risk of sounds deadly boring: Be careful: "legal limit" is not the same as "good idea". |
Originally Posted by Mach929
(Post 179646)
i want to prove i can drink 1 beer/hour at work
1) the amount of blood you have - someone with 2x as much blood would be able to drink twice as much (blood/alcohol) 2) metabolism of alcohol Everyone gets affected differently so impairment wouldn't have anything to do with BAC. BAC is just easier to test. I met a guy years ago that was a freak of nature and didn't get affected by alcohol. I watched him down a 12 pack during a party and have no effect. I would have liked to know what his BAC was. Perhaps it decreased faster than he could drink. When I go out and have drinks at a restaurant (I'm 40 and way past the time in my life when I go out to bars) I limit myself to one as soon as I sit down and one during dinner. You will never see me get a 3rd because the risk is just not worth it. |
From toying with a real intoxilizer and Breathalyzer. The Bac on our $120 pocket ones is usually on average about +/- 10-20% off from out 2600 dollar to 5600 dollar machines. (Which have to be calibrated monthly by a licensed person who works for the company of the intoxilizer or breathalyser, they are on a prepaid GSA contract.) The pocket ones are a good idea though to give you a ball park figure if your good to drive. And if you got pulled over what you would blow. Bear in mind though, all it can measure is whats in your breath. And by that I mean you could act stone sober and still blow well over a .10.
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Breathalizers available are mostly for "entertainment use" IMO. I had a rather expensive one and there was alot of factors to keep in mind while using them. For example, in college as a party favor we used to take 151 shots and breathalize ourselves to see who could get the highest Blood Alch level. The only time the thing was accurate was like 30 minutes after drinking (otherwise your breath was saturated with alcohol and would throw off the readings). Another issue is that the thing would become a bit "saturated" after heavy usage. Keep in mind, mine was a bit dated now so I'm not sure if they have made leaps in technology.
As far as being pulled: I was stupid in college (see above) and got pulled after a ton of 151 shots. Well I passed all the damn tests (alphabet, line walking, counting backwards), but I can tell you right now, my BAlch level was much higher. For all those offended by my stupidity, I do not drink and drive now. I drink and metro. :) |
i picked up an alcohawk from woot.com a while back. it never says I'm drunk. even when i can hardly walk.
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 179744)
i picked up an alcohawk from woot.com a while back. it never says I'm drunk. even when i can hardly walk.
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Originally Posted by drewbroo
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This man owns a bar and is located within my driving range... Looks like I found my next vacation spot haha.
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spring rolls around, im thinking VA beach FTW, whos with me?
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"VA beach meet and chug, hotel recommended."
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