Say it in a Dr. Emmitt Brown voice - .491 Percent!

Mustang · 07-22-2008, 10:08 PM

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent — the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.

Stanley Kobierowski was taken to a hospital, put in the detoxification unit and sedated, said Maj. Steven O'Donnell. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest, and he was released after promising to appear Friday at a court hearing.

"The person's lucky they survived," O'Donnell said. "There's no doubt he would have gotten killed or killed someone if he had continued on the route he was taking."

A phone listing for Kobierowski could not be found, and he did not have a lawyer in court Tuesday.

Kobierowski, 34, of North Providence, was arrested after he drove into a highway message board on Interstate 95 in Providence, O'Donnell said.

After police arrived, Kobierowski had trouble getting out of the car, then grabbed it and refused to move, forcing troopers to carry him to the breakdown lane before taking him back to their barracks, O'Donnell said.

A breath test showed blood alcohol readings of 0.489 percent, followed by 0.491, O'Donnell said, the highest readings state officials could remember for someone who didn't end up dead.

The legal limit in Rhode Island is 0.08. A level of 0.30 is classified as stupor, 0.4 is comatose and 0.5 is considered fatal, according to the health department.

DanGarion · 07-22-2008, 10:09 PM

Is that .491 gigawatts?

Shkspr · 07-22-2008, 10:10 PM

at .491, that would be more of a Jim Ignatowski voice, wouldn't it?

Mustang · 07-22-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shkspr

at .491, that would be more of a Jim Ignatowski voice, wouldn't it?

heh.. I was just imagining someone's reaction to being told .491 percent...

Noop · 07-22-2008, 10:15 PM

If I had to guess was it a fat guy?

Greyroofoo · 07-22-2008, 10:18 PM

someone buy that man a beer!

molson · 07-22-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Noop

If I had to guess was it a fat guy?

More likely he was very thin to pull something like that off.

molson · 07-22-2008, 10:23 PM

This was early AM - let's say he was drinking for 6 hours before this. To get to .491 in 6 hours a 180 pound man would have to drink either:

-26 beers
-10 Martinis
-26 Rum and Cokes
-10 Long Island Iced Teas

http://bloodalcoholcalculator.org/

JeeberD · 07-22-2008, 10:27 PM

Ten martinis or ten LITs in six hours? SO totally doable...

JeeberD · 07-22-2008, 10:27 PM

Of course, I weigh just slightly more than 180...

molson · 07-22-2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Ten martinis or ten LITs in six hours? SO totally doable...

Ya, that actually seems low - maybe that site's off.

SackAttack · 07-22-2008, 10:30 PM

I'm 225. According to that site, 11 Vodka + Cranberry, 11 beers, and 11 rum + cokes would get me up to a .494 in 6 hours.

Thing is, I don't think I'd get half that far and still be awake.

fantom1979 · 07-22-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Thing is, I don't think I'd get half that far and still be awake.

It told me that I would have to drink 31 beers in 6 hours to reach that level. I am pretty sure I would be passed out or throwing up way before I hit that level.

JeeberD · 07-22-2008, 11:17 PM

After playing with it for a while, I say that entire site is total bullshit.

SackAttack · 07-23-2008, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by fantom1979

It told me that I would have to drink 31 beers in 6 hours to reach that level. I am pretty sure I would be passed out or throwing up way before I hit that level.

Which kind of puts in perspective just how incredible this guy's achievement is, huh?

Pyser · 07-23-2008, 03:19 AM

wait wait wait

he drove into a highway message board on i95?

what the fuck is that??

SackAttack · 07-23-2008, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

wait wait wait

he drove into a highway message board on i95?

what the fuck is that??

Well, either the FOFC servers are on I-95, or else somebody meant "billboard" but couldn't come up with the word.

"You know...it's that...board. The one with the advertising messages on it?"

"Message board?"

"YES! THAT'S IT!"

B & B · 07-23-2008, 07:51 AM

There's a ~90% chance the billboard was either Cracker Barrel or Cafe Risque.

Kodos · 07-23-2008, 08:37 AM

**pins to messageboard**

Maple Leafs · 07-23-2008, 08:39 AM

You know he feels bad? The girl who hit on him at the end of the night that he turned down.

JeeberD · 07-23-2008, 09:48 AM

I'm thinking that a "highway message board" is one of those electronic signs that gives construction info, etc...

Sun Tzu · 07-23-2008, 10:03 AM

.491? Nap Lajoie eat your heart out.

07-22-2008, 10:09 PM	#2
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07-22-2008, 10:15 PM	#5
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07-22-2008, 10:23 PM	#8
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	This was early AM - let's say he was drinking for 6 hours before this. To get to .491 in 6 hours a 180 pound man would have to drink either: -26 beers -10 Martinis -26 Rum and Cokes -10 Long Island Iced Teas http://bloodalcoholcalculator.org/ Last edited by molson : 07-22-2008 at 10:24 PM.

07-22-2008, 10:27 PM	#9
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Ten martinis or ten LITs in six hours? SO totally doable... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

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JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Of course, I weigh just slightly more than 180... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 07-22-2008 at 10:30 PM.

07-22-2008, 10:10 PM	#3
Shkspr College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX	at .491, that would be more of a Jim Ignatowski voice, wouldn't it?

07-22-2008, 10:18 PM	#6
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	someone buy that man a beer!

07-22-2008, 10:30 PM	#12
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I'm 225. According to that site, 11 Vodka + Cranberry, 11 beers, and 11 rum + cokes would get me up to a .494 in 6 hours. Thing is, I don't think I'd get half that far and still be awake.

07-22-2008, 11:17 PM	#14
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	After playing with it for a while, I say that entire site is total bullshit. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

07-23-2008, 03:19 AM	#16
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	wait wait wait he drove into a highway message board on i95? what the fuck is that??

07-23-2008, 07:51 AM	#18
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	There's a ~90% chance the billboard was either Cracker Barrel or Cafe Risque. __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT

07-23-2008, 08:37 AM	#19
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	pins to messageboard __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-23-2008, 08:39 AM	#20
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07-23-2008, 09:48 AM	#21
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I'm thinking that a "highway message board" is one of those electronic signs that gives construction info, etc... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

07-23-2008, 10:03 AM	#22
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	.491? Nap Lajoie eat your heart out. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon. Last edited by Sun Tzu : 07-23-2008 at 10:04 AM.

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