No, the figures are in straight percents. So that would be 0.489% or
roughly a half percent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content

Judah

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Police said Kobierowski registered a .489, then a .491, breathalyzer
>>tests.
>
> Am I understanding this number correctly, that this person blood was almost 
> half alcohol?
>
> If that is a correct interpretation, just how long would that hangover last?
>
> P.S.
> Sorry to bring this thread back to the original, non-political topic.  But 
> when I read this news story yesterday I was flabbergasted by that 50%.  But I 
> wondered if it was the correct way to read this.

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