to say to you for years.

Love you. (hiccups)

So whether you agree with it or not,

alcohol is a big part of our society.

Many of us enjoy it responsibly,

and others not so much.

Woo! Keg stand!

Weekend warriors, I'm lookin' at you,

but with its popularity comes a lot

of misunderstandings and falsehoods

that get spread around.

Well, in this video, I'm going to take the seven

most commonly believed myths that you

likely still believe about alcohol

and explain the truth behind them.

And a lot of these are gonna be useful for you guys,

from hangover cures to what alcohol gets

you drunk the fastest, we're covering it all.

Let's drown some booze-fueled falsehoods

and see what we remember in the morning.

This is "Seven Myths You Still Believe about Alcohol".

Aspirin before drinking prevents hangovers.

For as long as there have been hangovers,

there have been false hangover cures.

This first one claims that by taking a pain killer

like ibuprofen or aspirin before a heavy

night of drinking, it will reduce or prevent that awful feeling you get the next morning.

No. No.

First of all, no matter how weak they seem,

no pain killer should ever be taken

when they're not needed.

Drugs are bad, m-kay?

Secondly, ibuprofen relieves pain for three

to four hours, aspirin closer to four hours,

so if you take it the night before, how could

it help the next morning?

In addition, these pills can actually cause liver inflammation and erode stomach lining when combined with alcohol

so avoiding it when you're drinking is definitely best.

In the end, taking pain killers before drinking

does nothing for a hangover.

Eating before bed will prevent hangovers.

Speaking of preventing a hangover,

after a night of drinking, many people

turn to a late-night snack.

You know, often the greasy burger or pizza,

under the belief that eating it will go a long way to stop a hangover the next morning.

Hey, who's goin' down for Domino's?

(hiccup) Yum!

Sadly, this is yet again, a myth,

a delicious myth, but nonetheless, a myth.

Regardless of how greasy or absorbent

the food consumed is, it's simply taken in too late.

The alcohol's already absorbed into your system

long before that late-night snack.

So next time, be smart and eat before you drink.

I mean, you'll still get drunk as normal, but it will

help slow down the alcohol absorption.

High tolerance means it takes more to get drunk.

We all have that friend or family member,

you know exactly who I'm talking about.

Bro, I can drink, like, a whole 24-pack in a night, Bro.

Bro.

Yes, that friend or family member who says

that they have a high tolerance and can

outdrink others or claims that it takes

more alcohol to get them drunk,

but is there any truth to it?

Well, no.

Tolerance towards alcohol does exist,

but it doesn't change the amount that it takes to get you legally drunk.

All that it means is that it takes more alcohol

than normal to make you feel drunk.

So It's best that if you're one of those high-tolerance individuals that

you remember this before operating a vehicle

or any type of other machinery.

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol

makes you drunk faster.

It's becoming more and more popular for people to order an energy drink with their alcohol.

In fact, there are some energy drinks that you can buy right now in the liquor store with alcohol mixed in them.

Well, when you think about how you get

a buzz off of drinking alcohol and get a rush

from energy drinks, it's easy to assume

combining the two will create an upcharged beverage,

and this is actually widely believed.

However, all the energy drink does is hide

the effects of alcohol that make you sluggish.

It does not change the amount that you

need to get drunk or how drunk you truly are,

though it has been known to lead to people

not realizing how much they can handle and over drinking.

Dude, you drank like an entire bottle of tequila.

No, it's cool, Bro, I had a Red Bull.

I'm fine. (hiccups)

Dark beer is stronger than light beer.

Since darker beers look thicker and obviously

well, darker, it's commonly believed that

they also come with a larger amount of calories,

more carbs and a higher alcohol content.

However, unless it's been specifically added,

and thus posted on the bottle's label,

a darker beer does not mean a stronger drink.

Beer's color is used on the type of grain

used to make it, and thus is not a good indicator of how much alcohol is in it.

In fact, certain dark beers actually have less alcohol in them and contain fewer calories than light beers.

One drink an hour will not get you drunk.

It's a very common belief that limiting

yourself to a single drink every 60 minutes

will translate into your ability to legally

drive and thus not be drunk one hour after your last drink,

but this is a very, very dangerous myth.

For one thing, men and women are built differently.

While it may take one length of time for a man to metabolize alcohol,

it often takes significantly longer for the average

woman to do the same, based on different physiologies.

And, according to doctors, the average

rate of alcohol metabolism is 100 milligrams

per kilogram of body weight per hour.

This means that a 320-pound man could

consume 14 grams of alcohol, which is

the standard amount in a 12-ounce can of beer,

and metabolize it in a 60-minute period.

But, this also means that anyone who

weighs less needs more time,

so if you're not 320 pounds, you might want to rethink this myth.

Beer before liquor, never sicker.

Let's close this video out with one of the most common poems to ever be recited.

Beer before liquor, never been sicker.

Liquor before beer, you're in the clear.

The idea is if you have a few shots

of hard liquor and then switch to beer,

your body will handle it a lot better

than if you drank them the other way around.

But, is there any truth to that?

Well, if you believe that, you're like a lot

of other people, but the truth is everything

comes down to how much alcohol that you consume.

No matter what alcoholic beverage you're

drinking, if you drink too many too fast,

you're gonna get sick.

The only difference is how much alcohol each type of drink contains.

So pace yourselves, people.

And that's all for this video, guys.

Remember to subscribe to my channel

so that you can catch my next video,

and other than that, I will see you guys next time.

Take care of yourselves, and be safe.

Peace.