At 11:38 -0800 on 09/01/03, Gamba wrote: >>I wouldn't trust any everclear to be more than about 80% EtOH unless I had >>dried it myself over some very strong desiccant, and there's not much point in >>using wet alcohol when you're trying to absorb water in the first place... >>-- >> >>the pickle > >Same problem with IPA sold in drugstores (aka 'chemists' in warm-beer-land).
Australians, as far as I can tell, hate warm beer, with good reason because VB and EB aren't much better than the piss we Americans call Budweiser ;) But they call 'em "chemists" too. >Some of it is 99% and some of it's a lot less. >Since it's sold for medicinal purposes I'm surprised that they even bother >with making the 99% product available. Just to clarify what is meant by "medicinal purposes" - IPA, aka rubbing alcohol, is for topical use only. It should *NEVER* be taken internally, because it will NOT get you drunk. It will, however, give you the worst possible hangover known to mankind. Public service announcements aside, even 99% IPA has its medicinal uses. It's much better as an astringent than 70% IPA, for example, and is often available in DIY hardware-type stores in the solvent section as well, as it's a reasonably good solvent whilst remaining relatively non-toxic (especially compared to, say, turpentine or mineral spirits). -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
