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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do people black out when drinking?

I'm sure we've all had one of those nights. What is going on in our body when we blackout? Why does it happen?
gpt
Well, quite simply put alcohol is poison, and as such it has some negative effects on your body.

To be spesific, there is a part of your brain called the hippocampus, that is the part of the brain that is responsible for learning and memory. It uses a metal called Zinc to do this. Zinc is also known as spelter.

Alcohol messes with your bodys ability to absorb and process zinc, so when you have too much alcohol in your system your body can't process and store the memories, and thus you can't remember anything.