Tests have revealed that drunkenness occurs more rapidly at higher elevations—where the air pressure is not as great—than it does at sea level. The barometric pressure would have been lowered considerably after the Flood. Drinking alcohol in the pre-Flood atmosphere would have been like a man today drinking at sea level. On the other hand, drinking in the post-Flood atmosphere would be like a person drinking today at an elevation of 10,000 feet or more, where the air pressure is 2¼ times less than