The stars represent the states in the union, currently ten rows of five stars equaling 50 states. even though America was splitting from mother England, the red white and blue colors represent an enduring tie to the colors of the United Kingdom's own red white and blue.
BAC goes down at a slow and predictable rate. This is because your liver can only metabolize a predictable blood alcohol concentration per hour. The normal body will metabolize between .015 percent and .020 percent BAC per hour. We use a conservative .016 percent BAC per hour in the following charts. Some heavy drinkers may eliminate alcohol at a slightly higher rate and certain physical conditions may cause some people to metabolize alcohol at a slower rate.
A standard drink in the United States is any drink that contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol (about 0.6 fluid ounces or 1.2 tablespoons). Below are U.S. standard drink equivalents that in theory contain the same amount of alcohol (14 grams), and therefore create the same level of intoxication. In the rest of this article you will find that alcohol levels often vary significantly from the guideline below and that there are some drinks that are much lower in calories than you would expect and some that are total calorie bombs.