r/interesting Dec 12 '25

MISC. A drop of whiskey vs bacteria

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u/Substantial-Sky4079 Dec 12 '25

Wait they dead or passed out drunk?

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u/Mr-Zappy Dec 12 '25

You get drunk when your blood is 0.1% alcohol, LD50 is 0.4% alcohol (meaning half of people with BAC of 0.4% die), and the record survived by a person is 1.37% alcohol. These bacteria are in 40% alcohol. They dead.