<p>First off, there is comparitively little modern and credible evidence that alcohol kills brain cells. The only dangers from alcohol are heart/liver damage or death via asphyxiation or through anastesia to the point that one stops breathing.</p>
<p>Secondly, if someone downs a huge amount of alcohol and then pukes most of it up very quickly (as the unquestionably brilliant STMICHAEL did), then there is significantly less risk of alcohol related death - it takes time for alcohol to be absorbed.</p>
<p>Third, who the hell cares how much you can drink if you're just going to puke? A drinking record cannot be set on a night when one pukes/pees themselves or otherwise loses control of basic bodily functions.</p>
<p>Oh, and by the way hopkinslax - many experienced drinkers who have a reasonable tolerance and a strong stomach can down 12 shots in a short period of time. That isn't really even that dangerous of an amount, unless you are an unexperienced drinker or very small person.</p>