Life events are every adult’s perfect excuse to get drunk, because getting drunk (put simply) is fun. Any event can be turned into a party if you flood it with booze, but there is a secret, unspoken law that everyone must abide by to avoid social failure. How does everyone know this law? Trial and error. Just like how you’ve got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette, you’ve gotta throw up a few times on a booze cruise to really know your own personal scale of acceptable drunkenness.

Fortunately, one TikToker has debunked the mysteries of drunkenness in public by sharing her own personal scale (from 1-10) on how drunk you can get at certain life events. Her eerily accurate scale has gone viral, speaking to every wasted wedding guest, baby-shower goer, and first date that you’ve ever seen. So to avoid embarrassment at your next event, take notes because u/elirallo has cracked the code