Why alcohol makes your head spin

In this video I explore how alcohol affects the semicircular canals in the inner ear.

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[Prinzomniac]

New year's party,

quite drunk,

got home,

watch this,

head's twistering,

logging off,

sorry pornhub, not tonight

[Steve PIRES]

Argh... please don't forget that you are trying to make a video to spread knowledge.

What I try to imply here is that you are speaking FAST for any person who has not english as a mother tongue. I can express myself quite well in english and I can understand pretty much anything in english BUT I'm french and having a hard time to follow your presentation because of the poor quality added to your fast paced speech :/

Just mentionning so you can improve but thanks for the lesson anyways :)

[Rambleberry]

In the pilot demonstration, would that be the same effect as spinning on the spot for around 30 seconds, and then trying to stand still and you get that wonky feeling so you try to straighten yourself out by leaning but it turns out that you were already (mostly) standing straight.

[homie1593]

I don't have anything against those who drink alcohol; if that's what they like then I respect that! Me personally, i loathe alcohol! It makes me sick and i feel terrible the next day. And that's not even from being drunk! Just a beer or two and i feel sick and have no slight buzz effect whatsoever :/ i like cannabis a lot better!!! XD

[HawkenConstnt]

I bet you can't watch this vid drunk ..... I'm trying

[TheYingyangmel]

Awesome video

[eragoninheritance]

According to periodicvideos drinking heavy water probably wouldn't actually be able to kill you because of the high percentage of regular water you'd have to replace with heavy water. The problem with heavy water is that some reaction that happen in your body happen slower with the hydrogen isotope then they do with regular hydrogen. But you'd have to replace like half the water in your body with heavy water for it to kill you.

[Douglas Christensen]

Thank you!!!

[Adam Peterson]

but it does have a lighter density- Now I understand what you were going for

[Adam Peterson]

but alcohol isn't lighter than water. CH3CH2OH MW~ 46g/mol H2O~18g/mol

[thatstheguy07]

My ears started to hurt about a minute into this. seriously.