You can get people to act drunk just by telling them what they're drinking is alcoholic.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:05, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Yes, I read that article on the bbc as well.

(berk, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:07, Reply)

I've seen this done.
Barmaid at my old local came to a party with us, she was reasonably merry, and was told that she'd been spiked with acid. She began acting as she perceived a tripper would. Sounds cruel, but it was fucking funny.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:08, Reply)

They did studies on it while I was at uni,
gave half of us some alcopop the other half just fruit juice with something in it to make it taste weird. Then tested reaction speeds and things.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:10, Reply)

What were the results/

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Not sure never read the article,
but I think my reactions slowed and the short term memory result was worse after drinking.
Not sure if I had the fake stuff either.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:18, Reply)