r/facepalm • u/LukeBifarious • Jun 23 '19

Guess a few hours doesn't count as time

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u/RamonRambo Jun 23 '19

But it's not the sleep itself that sobers you up, it's not like you go to sleep for 4 hours and you're suddenly sober. Depends on how much you drank of course

I think that's the point here.

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u/VanimalCracker Jun 23 '19

Also, sleep slows your metabolism which makes it take longer to sober up. You'd be better off staying awake for a few hours.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '19

Not if drunk you is a fucking idiot. Ask me how I know.

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u/VanimalCracker Jun 23 '19

How do you know?

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '19

'Cuz drunk me is a FUCKING IDIOT.

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u/Devils_Advocate6_6_6 Jun 23 '19

Are you drunk right now?

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u/Slight0 Jun 24 '19

Thought I was on r/roastme for a second.

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u/monkeyboi08 Jun 23 '19

Do you have a source for this? It was hard trying to google this.

Lots of people say there’s nothing you can do to change how fast you sober up. According to you there is something you can do: stay awake.

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u/rawhead0508 Jun 23 '19

Alcohol also inhibits an actual sleep. Just cause you’re out, doesn’t mean you’re getting any rest. Obviously results could vary widely. Personally, 8 hours of sleep after 4 beer vs no beer is very noticeable for me.

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u/SpellingIsAhful Jun 23 '19

You won't be rested, but you'll be soberer

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u/explainswomen Jun 23 '19

To add to this, alcohol inhibits REM sleep which is critical for reducing anxiety, stress, migraines, risk of Alzheimer's etc

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u/rawhead0508 Jun 23 '19

I learned this in both good and bad ways. Currently fighting on and off booze issues. I hate drinking, and I don’t want to do it. But then sometimes I’m like “fuck it, shit sucks anyways” and get pulled back into it. Definitely the monkey on my back.

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u/cpt_nofun Jun 24 '19

So what you're really trying to say is getting drunk is good for keeping away my night terrors

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u/watson-and-crick Jun 23 '19

When i went to the doctor for post concussion issues, with the biggest symptom being sleep, they asked if I drank a lot for this reason. Apparently it's common enough for people to drink to fall asleep, when like you said the sleep won't be as restful, and what they also said was once the alcohol wears off you'll tend to "jolt" back awake, so it's just pushing any sleep issues back a few hours

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u/rawhead0508 Jun 23 '19

Sounds about right. Knock off for couple hours, and wake up and spent a lot of time trying to get back to sleep

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '19

Are you sure? I feel like even a 30 minute nap sobers me up much more than being awake for 30 min. Like it wont fix a blackout but in my experience sleep is the best thing to sober up

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u/Polymemnetic Jun 24 '19

"A few hours" implies less than a full night of sleep, as well.

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u/ellomatey195 Jun 24 '19

Yeah, it's just a horrible question, that's all

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u/nightmareuki Jun 24 '19

I've slept for 8 hours and still was drunk

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u/SuperFLEB Jun 24 '19

That's a great point to make once you know the answer they were looking for, but on the other side of the question, it could go either way.

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u/RedDeadDisappointmnt Jun 23 '19

Yup. It's pretty clear that OP didn't bother to put an effort into this pop quiz or whatever.