Would a vodka bath get me drunk?

Steve Townsend · « **on:** 09/03/2009 16:30:02 »

Steve Townsend asked the Naked Scientists:
Not that I have any intention of doing this - but if I bathed in vodka, would it get me drunk?

Steve
What do you think?

Don_1 · « **Reply #1 on:** 09/03/2009 16:49:58 »

I shall carry out an experiment on your behalf, forthwith.

Kindly forward sufficient bottles of the said liquor (and an alcohol proof rubber duck) for the purpose.

lyner · « **Reply #2 on:** 09/03/2009 18:01:24 »

I heard of an employee in a brewery who fell into a vat. He drowned, but only after he had climbed out three times for a pee.

I guess you could absorb quite a lot of ethanol through your skin and also inhale a significant amount. It would be more effective if the bath had been warmed up to a comfortable temperature.

tangoblue · « **Reply #3 on:** 09/03/2009 18:33:26 »

it really depends if you drunk the vodka or not.

Bored chemist · « **Reply #4 on:** 09/03/2009 18:34:59 »

Not to put too fine a poimt on it, I think it would sting too much for you to stay in there for long enough to absorb much alcohol.

DoctorBeaver · « **Reply #5 on:** 09/03/2009 18:59:18 »

It definitely would if you were to try breathing submerged [

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lyner · « **Reply #6 on:** 09/03/2009 19:06:01 »

Quote from: Bored chemist on 09/03/2009 18:34:59

Not to put too fine a poimt on it, I think it would sting too much for you to stay in there for long enough to absorb much alcohol.

A certain part of me winced, involuntarily when I read that.

tangoblue · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/03/2009 19:31:29 »

would anyone actually have enough money to buy enough vodka to have a whole bath full... if not it's a bit pointless asking that question.

LeeE · « **Reply #8 on:** 09/03/2009 20:30:33 »

Keith Moon could have probably answered this question.

JimBob · « **Reply #9 on:** 10/03/2009 00:14:37 »

This would work - probably way too well - if you were an amphibian.

Chemistry4me · « **Reply #10 on:** 10/03/2009 06:17:39 »

Does it only have to be vodka? What about a good old Heineken? [

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Karen W. · « **Reply #11 on:** 10/03/2009 08:36:34 »

I was thinking about weather or not that could be dangerous given your skins ability to absorb ....wouldn't that possibly pose a serious problem if one stayed immersed in said vodka... could it actually be dangerous and go beyond drunkenness? how much alcohol can your body absorb per hour being submerged in such a hard potent substance?

Don_1 · « **Reply #12 on:** 10/03/2009 10:40:49 »

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RD · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/03/2009 11:07:41 »

The fumes from the Smirnoff bath may be sufficient to cause intoxication ...

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NEW YORK - There's a new low-calorie, low-carbohydrate way for adults to consume alcohol in The United States, and you don't even need a glass. It's AWOL, Alcohol With Out Liquid, and for the first time, it is available in The United States after successful debuts in Europe and Asia.

AWOL consists of two components: an oxygen generator and a hand-held vaporizer. Tubes from the generator attach to the vaporizer. The user chooses an 80-proof spirit, which is poured into the vaporizer. Oxygen mixes with the alcohol producing a mist which is inhaled through the mouth.

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/awolusa/20178/

thedoc · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/03/2009 19:03:42 »

Listen to the answer to this question on our podcast.

Bored chemist · « **Reply #15 on:** 10/03/2009 20:27:14 »

"Oxygen mixes with the alcohol producing a mist which is inhaled through the mouth."
I hope they banned smoking in that bar.

Ethos · « **Reply #16 on:** 13/10/2010 22:36:50 »

Quote from: Steve Townsend on 09/03/2009 16:30:02

Steve Townsend asked the Naked Scientists:
Not that I have any intention of doing this - but if I bathed in vodka, would it get me drunk?

Steve
What do you think?

Yes, but only if you drank your own bath water!!!!!!Gag, retch, vomit.............

tangoblue · « **Reply #17 on:** 15/10/2010 01:30:03 »

Sorry, i have to appologise for saying that your question was pointless as no one would have enough money spare to fill a bath with vodka... bill and gates.

Monox D. I-Fly · « **Reply #18 on:** 05/04/2018 07:59:56 »

Quote from: JimBob on 10/03/2009 00:14:37

This would work - probably way too well - if you were an amphibian.

Now I am curious about what would happen if you put a gilled creature in alcohol.

Bored chemist · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/04/2018 10:35:54 »

Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 05/04/2018 07:59:56

Quote from: JimBob on 10/03/2009 00:14:37
This would work - probably way too well - if you were an amphibian.

Now I am curious about what would happen if you put a gilled creature in alcohol.

It would die.

Would a vodka bath get me drunk?

Steve Townsend

lyner

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