BACulator

BACulator is an app that can give you a general idea of whether or not you had too much to drink by calculating your Body Alcohol Concentration (BAC) based on some general details.

It could help you figure out if you're still able to drive or perform other physical or mental activities where drinking isn't recommended. However, it's not a reliable means of determining this information, so you should still use your better judgement when making decisions in these circumstances.

It's a Metro app that's easy to use. Specially designed for machines running Windows 10, 8 and 8.1, BACulator is optimized for devices which feature touch support, thanks to its large buttons that can be tapped. After downloading and installing it from the Windows Store, you can run it from your Start Screen or Menu like any other program packed in a Modern UI.

The main window contains three buttons that you can click to select your gender, weight (ranging from 100 to 250 pounds) and number of drinks (ranging from 0 to eight).

Based on this information, BACulator quickly compiles a chart and indicates zones using colors: green for safe, yellow for attention, and red for over the limit.

Although this isn't mentioned anywhere in the interface, the horizontal axis represents the BAC (from 0.001 to 0.23) while the vertical axis represents the number of hours over the course of which the alcohol effects should wear off (ranging from 1 to 8).

However, the tool has a pretty limited set of features. For example, it doesn't give you the possibility to use the metric system, and it cannot tell apart the types of drinks, like weaker or stronger drinks as far as the level of alcohol is concerned.

As said at the beginning of this article, it shouldn't be used as a reliable means of determining your alcoholic state, but you can learn how the Body Alcohol Concentration is calculated.