contingent liability. An obligation that may result, but is not likely to result because the event causing the obligation is improbable.For example, the award from a lawsuit against a firm is a contingent liability of the defendant if there is little likelihood the plaintiff will recover the award.ontingent liability. An obligation that may result, but is not likely to result because the event causing the obligation is improbable.
We have all heard the rule of thumb that your liver can process one beer an hour. I've never been sold on the claim, here's why. While there is no agreement on the exact rate, most research has concluded that the liver can process about 0.25 fluid ounces of alcohol per hour (some find a higher rate, while some lower). This rate is largely independent of your weight or gender.
The breakdown, or oxidation, of ethanol occurs in the liver. As a rule of thumb, an average person can eliminate 15 ml of alcohol per hour. It would take approximately one hour to eliminate the alcohol from a 12oz can of beer. The BAC increases when the body absorbs alcohol faster than it can eliminate it. The body can only eliminate about one dose of alcohol per hour, drinking several drinks in an hour will increase your BAC much more than having one drink over a period of an hour or more.