Comments on: NCBI ROFL: What? I can’t get drunk from soaking my feet in vodka? :( http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/04/ncbi-rofl-what-i-cant-get-drunk-from-soaking-my-feet-in-vodka/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/04/ncbi-rofl-what-i-cant-get-drunk-from-soaking-my-feet-in-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-69328 Matt B. Wed, 11 May 2011 17:29:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17322#comment-69328 <i>"Importantly, students experimenting with transcutaneous alcohol absorption should move on to more relevant activities."</i> But they didn't test whether alcohol can be absorbed through mucous membranes. “Importantly, students experimenting with transcutaneous alcohol absorption should move on to more relevant activities.”

But they didn’t test whether alcohol can be absorbed through mucous membranes.

]]> By: calimae http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/04/ncbi-rofl-what-i-cant-get-drunk-from-soaking-my-feet-in-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-68974 calimae Thu, 05 May 2011 16:55:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17322#comment-68974 I just love that the "number of spontaneous hugs" is an "intoxication related symptom". :D I just love that the “number of spontaneous hugs” is an “intoxication related symptom”. :D

]]> By: Cris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/04/ncbi-rofl-what-i-cant-get-drunk-from-soaking-my-feet-in-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-68972 Cris Thu, 05 May 2011 16:26:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17322#comment-68972 From the article's discussion: As the implications of the study are many, we will mention a few. Driving or leading a vessel with boots full of vodka seems to be safe. Brewery workers cannot become intoxicated by “falling” into a brewery vat. Importantly, students experimenting with transcutaneous alcohol absorption should move on to more relevant activities. From the article’s discussion:

As the implications of the study are many, we will mention a few. Driving or leading a vessel with boots full of vodka seems to be safe. Brewery workers cannot become intoxicated by “falling” into a brewery vat. Importantly, students experimenting with transcutaneous alcohol absorption should move on to more relevant activities.

]]> By: Deray http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/04/ncbi-rofl-what-i-cant-get-drunk-from-soaking-my-feet-in-vodka/comment-page-1/#comment-68912 Deray Wed, 04 May 2011 23:19:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=17322#comment-68912 And now, from the Journal of Facepalm... And now, from the Journal of Facepalm…

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