What happens when you drink alcohol in the sun

Alcohol and sun, for me that goes together like cheese on a toast, tonic with my gin, and apple in an apple pie. With the risk that I might now be labeled as problematic, but so be it. I have strict rules, which are only stretched when I find it strictly necessary.

Before you consume the alcohol…

Back to alcohol and sun, because tomorrow it could very well hit thirty degrees in our country. We herd animals then flock to public beaches and terraces where we indulge in beer and bitterballen or wine and charcuterie. But, you need to absorb these wise lessons well before you consume the alcohol, because sun and alcohol do things to a person.

The facts

The claim: you get drunk faster when you consume alcohol in the sun. Handy to know if this is true, right? It is difficult to measure when someone is drunk, but a plausible theory is that you become thirsty due to heat and therefore drink more. The alcohol percentage in your drink does not increase, but your intake does, because that wheat beer is just a bit faster gone. It has been shown that due to heat your blood flow increases; the alcohol seems to spread faster through your body. There has never been in-depth research on this, so we are actually dealing with an assumption that seems very logical. Moving on with the facts, because we don't get warm from assumptions. Fact: the sun dehydrates. Fact: alcohol dehydrates. Fact: the biggest culprit of your hangover is, yes, dehydration. Add those three together, don't add any glasses of water in between and you'll get that hangover later.