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Tostitos' Breathalyzer Bags Can Detect If You're Drunk -- Then Call Uber

Posted by EditorDavid on from the eat-responsibly dept.

Slashdot reader schwit1 writes that Tostito's corn chips "has developed a special bag, available for a limited time, that can detect if you've had too much to drink." Its all-black packaging measures your breath for traces of alcohol, and if the test reveals you're sober, a green circle appears on the bag. But, Mashable reports... If it decides you've been drinking -- regardless of how much -- an image of a red steering wheel appears on the otherwise stark black bag along with a reminder not to drive and a code for a $10 Uber discount (valid only on Super Bowl Sunday). And if you've had so much to drink that the mere act of hailing an Uber becomes a difficult chore, the bag will even do that for you. The package is equipped with near-field communication technology that will automatically order a ride when tapped with a smartphone.

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  1. Correct link by stevel · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://mashable.com/2017/01/25...

  2. If your are blowing into a tostitos bag.... by WarJolt · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are drunk

  3. Headline is misleading. by Rick+Schumann · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This story was also posted on The Consumerist: Tostitos ‘Party Safe’ Bags Will Detect If You’ve Been Drinking; Help You Call Uber

    It doesn't 'tell you you are drunk', it merely detects the presence of alcohol on your breath. You'd need an actual breathalyzer to determine if you're above the legal limit or not.

    1. Re:Headline is misleading. by markdavis · · Score: 2

      >"It doesn't 'tell you you are drunk', it merely detects the presence of alcohol on your breath. You'd need an actual breathalyzer to determine if you're above the legal limit or not."

      Yep. And the "legal limit" really isn't a good marker of how much someone is impaired either, because it can vary greatly from person to person. If one tested reaction time and/or other RESULTS/OUTCOMES oriented factors, it would be far better (and it would account for all chemical and fatigue impairments, not just alcohol).

    2. Re:Headline is misleading. by hambone142 · · Score: 2

      Why would I need a test to tell me I was drinking. Wouldn't I already know that?

    3. Re:Headline is misleading. by mspohr · · Score: 2

      Unfortunately, for some people, this is a problem.

      --
      I don't read your sig. Why are you reading mine?
    4. Re:Headline is misleading. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      If someone is actually incapacitated, I don't think we need to worry about them driving.

      The problem is dealing with people that are impaired. To me, a "meaningful" and "fair" method is simply: Don't drink and drive.

      It's meaningful because it works. It's fair because it applies to everyone equally.

  4. Re:and how much of puke fee does the driver get? by SeaFox · · Score: 3, Funny

    Couldn't you just bring the Tostitos bag with you?

  5. Yeah? Wel I can Tell if a Doritos Bag is Drunk... by Motard · · Score: 2

    Fuck you,.. you little..fucking... snack bag thing.

    You think you're so hot? I don't need you. I don't need you at all.

    Hmmm...just a little bit of your savory contents...ummmm.

      Who are you to judge me? Why don't you contemplate your own short, judgemental existence. At least I'm not going to wind up in a garbage bin...

    Not if I can just navigate my legs around that one there....

    (...crash, bang...)

    fuck. don't look at me like that,