The researchers poked test subjects in the fleshy part of the hand between the base of the thumb and the index finger, also known as the first dorsal interosseus muscle.
Then they recorded how much force the test subject was enduring at the moment that they told the experimenter that the sensation changed from pressure to pain. (Test subjects weren’t paid, but they did get a U-branded cup.)
The results indicate that the pain-reducing effects of booze seem to increase in a linear fashion, according to Boissoneault. In other words the more you drink, the less it hurts.
In short, the expression “He’s feeling no pain” to describe a drunk person has some scientific basis.
The research also suggests that screenwriters of old western and war movies got it right when they depicted a character taking slugs out of a bottle of whiskey before undergoing an operation without proper anesthesia.
“It’s something that’s so ingrained in the culture,” Boissoneault said of the idea that alcohol eases pain.
It’s a double edged sword… When I still used to drink it would always make my back stop hurting, however this also meant I would forget that my back was hurt and end up doing things that made it twice as bad when I woke up the next day lol
Yeah, it’s also a great way to sleep in a weird position that fucks your back up the next day too
The best is when you pass out in a chair with your head tilted back like you’re looking at the ceiling lol Always makes for a fun morning
Hah, this is spot on. Are you me?
I wouldn’t have thought so, but anything is possible lol
“Test subjects weren’t paid, but they did get a U-branded cup” yep, that sounds like good ol’ UofM to me
“The research also suggests that screenwriters of old western and war movies got it right when they depicted a character taking slugs out of a bottle of whiskey before undergoing an operation without proper anesthesia.”
Doesn’t alcohol thin your blood? Sure, it might not hurt, but there’d be blood everywhere (maybe, I’m not an expert on the cinematic accuracy of surgery portrayed in the 19th century OR a doctor)
