some people think a blackout is the loss of conscious thought DURING a drinking episode....but that is not the case - at the time you "conduct" yourself as before, it is only in the aftermath the brain cannot recall a specific time period, or event. and it's not like kinda gone....it's GONE.
scariest blackouts for me was wondering how in the HELL i got home, after confirming my car was in the driveway and in one piece.