I can't find it anywhere around here.
I'm going to get me some Everclear.
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Quoted from sbmania:I'm sure you guys all know, but don't confuse 91% isopropol alcohol for ethanol (Everclear). One you can drink. The other will kill you if ingested! They are two very different kinds of alcohol.
That's why I'm going to get some Everclear. It's dual purpose!
Isopropyl might make you sick, but I don't think it will kill you.
Methanol (wood alcohol) will either kill you, or blind you. The label warns of this.
Quoted from JethroP:Due to its toxicity, the 190-proof version of grain alcohol (EVERCLEAR) is considered illegal in many U.S states including California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington. To put it simply, drinking shots of Everclear can kill you.
You can get it in NY now. I was surprised to see it in one store a while back, and the clerk told me it's been legal in NY for about five years now. Definitely not intended to be consumed straight up.
Quoted from phil-lee:It will indeed kill you. There is only one type of alcohol you can drink.
When Methyl is produced for Industry or Commercial use it is poisoned.
Without the poison its moonshine.
Technically, all types of alcohol, (and many other familiar substances) are toxic. Of course, it depends on how much if it is ingested.
I've seen rubbing alcohol which contains a bit of acetone, but it's still not labeled as poisonous. Most others I've seen warn of "serious gastric disturbances", but unlike methanol, it's not labeled as poisonous. Methanol doesn't need an additive to make it poisonous. It's lethal on it's own.
Moonshine is ethanol, or is supposed to be anyway, but improper distillation can result in the production of potentially lethal amounts methanol in it.
You're correct though that ethanol is the only type which is reasonably safe to be ingested, but all alcoholic beverages, and even some foods contains minute amounts of methanol.
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