How many shots will get me drunk?!

This really varies from person to person, even from night to night. The easiest way to find out is simply to drink until you're drunk... Remember that the speed with which you drink is a crucial factor. It also depends how you define 'drunk'. Talkative? Uncoordinated? Half-comatose? I would usually drink the equivalent of 10 shots in order to get drunk.

Having said all that, I'll try to answer your question. Firstly, beer is generally 4.5% alcohol compared with 40% for whiskey (and most other spirits). This means that Jack Daniels is 8-9 times as potent as beer. Again, it is important to remember that the speed with which you drink is a very important factor. Most people (myself included) find that straight spirits make you drunker than the equivalent in beer.

If you're looking for a more scientific method to work out the number of shots you need, try working out what your blood alcohol level will be after 'x' shots within 'y' minutes. I've listed two websites in my references that should help you with this. The first is a BAC calculator, which allows you to enter personal details as well as number of shots consumed in a given time period and returns your estimated BAC. You can compare this to the range of BACs listed in the second reference, a Wikipedia page, which show the physiological effects that most individuals will experience at each level.

So for example, if I was to drink 10 shots within 2 hours, my BAC is estimated at 0.256. According to the Wikipedia page, this stage is characterised by stupor, loss of understanding and impaired sensations. Which sounds about right... If we take a BAC of 0.2 as a decent definition of drunkenness, you would need about 15 shots within 3 hours to get 'drunk'. Again, this definition is very subjective. What some consider 'drunk' is just the start of the night for others...

Just remember that, like I said at the outset, this all varies considerably from person to person. The safest way to find out really is to just drink to drunkenness, and no further.

http://bloodalcoholcalculator.org/#LinkU…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcoh…

do you ever drink?
it all depends on your body type, your age, your weight. so many things.

my brothers girlfriend is 22 and she is around 5'7 and pretty tiny.
it takes her basically a 12 pack of beer to get her drunk. maybe more.

i'm 5'4 and 19 and it takes me about 3-4 beers and i'm extremely drunk, aha.

everyone handles alcohol differently.
so i guess there is no real answer until you actually drink, and find out yourself.

obviously hard liquor will get you more drunk, quicker.
the higher percent of alcohol, the harder it will it you.
thats just common sense.

add up the percent of the beer, which is usual 15% or lower, i'm sure.
hard liquor can be around like, 40% ..

Fat does not store alcohol, if you are 250 muscle your body will absorb the alcohol. If you are 250 fat it is going to your blood stream. Food slow the absorption of alcohol into the blood stream. A 1.5 ounce shot of liquor (proof dependent) is equal to a beer. Measured drinks are not usually the case. At the end of the day just because you do not feel intoxicated does not mean you are not. Alcohol, parties, girls and fun will always be available.

everyone handles alcohol differently.
so i guess there is no real answer until you actually drink, and find out yourself.

obviously hard liquor will get you more drunk, quicker.
the higher percent of alcohol, the harder it will it you.
thats just common sense.