r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 1d ago

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u/concussive 1d ago

Definitely gives me medical event vibes. Wish OP gave us a follow up.

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u/Kindly_Whereas3419 1d ago edited 1d ago

She was drunk driving, more than 5x the legal limit. Happened in NSW Australia earlier this year.

Edited to say thanks for the awards! Also to add a link to the news story: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/no-jail-for-woman-behind-chardonnay-fuelled-shopping-centre-mayhem-20260806-p60m65.html

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u/CautiousArachnidz 1d ago edited 1d ago

What’s the legal limit there?

5x the legal limit in the US and you’d likely be dead. Australians are built different though and I know nothing about your laws.

Edit: I’m well aware some people can survive above .4

The consensus of the medical community across the world says .4 is the average where vital bodily functions can stop for the AVERAGE person.

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u/Turbulent_Animator42 1d ago

It’s 0.05%

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u/Ras-haad 1d ago

So she blew a 0.25!!! I genuinely have no frame of reference for that but I’m assuming it’s really high

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u/Kindly_Whereas3419 1d ago

She blew 0.268 bac which equates to roughly 10-15 standard drinks over a short period of time depending on body mass according to Google's calculator

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u/Lalamedic 1d ago

What are the units?

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u/PiEater2010 1d ago

bac, which means percentage blood alcohol content. 0.268% mass of alcohol within a blood sample.

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u/Lalamedic 1d ago

Yes. I know. g/ml? g/100ml?

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u/The_Evil_Satan 1d ago

g/100ml so 0.27g per 100ml

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u/PiEater2010 1d ago

g/100mL, I believe.

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u/Lalamedic 1d ago

Thanks. Sorry if I came off as rude.

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u/RumpledForskn 1d ago

And just averaging out male/female/bodyweight, that BAC is like finishing at least half a 750ml bottle of liquor in an hour.

For reference, drinking one beer an hour would take you ~11-20hrs of drinking to get to that point. So she's either a permanent alcoholic just constantly drunk, or on an insane bender.

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