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How do our bodies build a tolerance to alcohol?

4099 upvotes • ThatPhiGuy

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AskScience AMA Series: I am Elliott Haut, MD, PhD, FACS, a trauma surgeon from The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States. I'm here to talk about all things blood clots in recognition of Blood Clot Awareness Month-from deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, to COVID-19 and clots. AMA!

4098 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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What happens at a chemical level when a bottle of liquor is allowed to "rest"?

4098 upvotes • cornmuse

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Why can't magnet bend light when light is made out of electromagnetic wave?

4096 upvotes • Prayut-Chan-o-cha

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What does "the brain finishes developing at 25" really mean?

4095 upvotes • Amazing-Steak

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How do blackouts work? Was the memory never recorded, never saved or deleted while sleeping?

4094 upvotes • luigitrash

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If you have an organ transplant, will your body gradually replace the DNA in it with your own, or will the cells continue to regenerate with the same external DNA?

4093 upvotes • nomad1c

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When a male seahorse gives birth, it looks like each contraction spews baby seahorses out. Do the contractions stop when all of the babies are out? Or can some be accidentally trapped inside? How does it work?

4091 upvotes • anistl

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If you run around a track twice, the first time slowly, the second time much faster so that the average for the two laps is twice the speed of the first lap. People are getting infinite speed for the second lap. Why?

4090 upvotes • Mack1993

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What is happening physiologically when you have a “knot” in a muscle?

4089 upvotes • DeAngelsnft_

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do our bodies build a tolerance to alcohol?	4099	ThatPhiGuy
AskScience AMA Series: I am Elliott Haut, MD, PhD, FACS, a trauma surgeon from The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States. I'm here to talk about all things blood clots in recognition of Blood Clot Awareness Month-from deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, to COVID-19 and clots. AMA!	4098	AskScienceModerator
What happens at a chemical level when a bottle of liquor is allowed to "rest"?	4098	cornmuse
Why can't magnet bend light when light is made out of electromagnetic wave?	4096	Prayut-Chan-o-cha
What does "the brain finishes developing at 25" really mean?	4095	Amazing-Steak
How do blackouts work? Was the memory never recorded, never saved or deleted while sleeping?	4094	luigitrash
If you have an organ transplant, will your body gradually replace the DNA in it with your own, or will the cells continue to regenerate with the same external DNA?	4093	nomad1c
When a male seahorse gives birth, it looks like each contraction spews baby seahorses out. Do the contractions stop when all of the babies are out? Or can some be accidentally trapped inside? How does it work?	4091	anistl
If you run around a track twice, the first time slowly, the second time much faster so that the average for the two laps is twice the speed of the first lap. People are getting infinite speed for the second lap. Why?	4090	Mack1993
What is happening physiologically when you have a “knot” in a muscle?	4089	DeAngelsnft_