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What's the best way to beat a breathalyse

I have been told sucking on charcoal will mean that you can always give a positive sample on a breathalyser, no matter how much you drink. Is this true, and if it is, how does it work? If it isn't, would anything work?

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  • Asked by .wpn
  • on 2010-09-21 16:38:31
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fieldo85 says:

The only proven way to beat a breathalyser is to remain sober. There are many theories, but none have been proven.

The most logical theory I've heard is to hyperventilate, to theoretically replace as much of the ethanol (what is measured) with oxygen as possible, into your lungs prior to the test. However this will probably just make you look even more drunk, due to the fact hyperventilation shares many symptoms with intoxication (ie lightheadedness, dizziness, slurred speech).

For the charcoal theory to work you would need to filter ALL the air coming out of your lungs through the charcoal (to filter out the ethanol). It would be like trying to blow up a car tyre with your mouth, in other words it would take more pressure to push the air through the charcoal then average lungs could achieve.

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posted on 2010-09-23 18:31:43 | Report abuse

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Georg says:

..need to filter ALL the air coming out of your lungs through the charcoal (to filter out the ethanol). It would be like trying to blow up a car tyre with your mouth, in other words it would take more pressure to push the air through the charcoal then average lungs could achieve.

  As any filters used by painters or soldiers to absorb organic vapours show, this is vastly exaggerated. Actually the resistance to ventilation of the charcoal granules is very small. Resistance is more due to the ducts and flaps in the mask. Georg
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posted on 2010-11-06 17:01:51 | Report abuse


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petethebloke says:

A criminal is not just someone who gets caught.

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posted on 2010-09-24 10:54:33 | Report abuse


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