--- title: I've never been this drunk (DEF CON Sobriety Test) description: A DEF CON demo booth uses electrodes attached behind a participant's ears to stimulate the vestibular nerve, disrupting balance to simulate intoxication as the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ve-never-been-this-drunk-def-con-sobriety-test--qlrpkr6hn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I've never been this drunk (DEF CON Sobriety Test) | daily.dev og:description: A DEF CON demo booth uses electrodes attached behind a participant's ears to stimulate the vestibular nerve, disrupting balance to simulate intoxication as the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ve-never-been-this-drunk-def-con-sobriety-test--qlrpkr6hn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qlrpKr6hn.png og:image:alt: I've never been this drunk (DEF CON Sobriety Test) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I've never been this drunk (DEF CON Sobriety Test) **[David Bombal](https://daily.dev/sources/davidbombal)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A DEF CON demo booth uses electrodes attached behind a participant's ears to stimulate the vestibular nerve, disrupting balance to simulate intoxication as the person attempts a sobriety-style walking test, with onlookers laughing at the results. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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