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From: William Sommerwerck on 27 Jul 2010 08:50 > In the US, denatured alcohol is not methanol; it's ethanol > with a denaturant. The denaturant can be methanol, or > a number of other chemicals, as long as it's sufficiently > adulterated to prevent a person from using it for ingestion. "using it for ingestion" = "drinking it" You will soon be visited by Jacques Barzun and put to death in a most unpleasant manner. Methanol is wood alcohol. It _is_ drinkable -- but poisonous. Among other things, it causes blindness. I've never tasted denatured alcohol -- a few drops are harmless -- so I don't understand why denatured alcohol is "undrinkable".
From: GregS on 27 Jul 2010 09:50 In article <g31s46p08a2d3iasq94q31guq46k07n7ra(a)4ax.com>, "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote: >On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:04:22 GMT, zekfrivo(a)zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote: > >>In article <slrni4rlsb.9v8.gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com>, gsm(a)mendelson.com wrote: >>>GregS wrote: >>> >>>> 95% is a very good figure. I actually use the NON-denatured stuff. >>> >>>How about the drinking stuff? (95% "grain" alcohol). >>> >>>Here I can by a "fifth" (750ml) for less than 250ml of 70% Isopropyl. >>> >> >> >>Yes I was reffering to the ethanol drinkable stuff that is not taxed. >>Been used for years in medical parties. > >Not a wise move. The un-taxed stuff (not for human consumption) often >contains benzene. Thats the 99% stuff that contains benzene. greg
From: krw on 27 Jul 2010 18:20 On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:50:11 GMT, zekfrivo(a)zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote: >In article <g31s46p08a2d3iasq94q31guq46k07n7ra(a)4ax.com>, "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote: >>On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:04:22 GMT, zekfrivo(a)zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote: >> >>>In article <slrni4rlsb.9v8.gsm(a)cable.mendelson.com>, gsm(a)mendelson.com wrote: >>>>GregS wrote: >>>> >>>>> 95% is a very good figure. I actually use the NON-denatured stuff. >>>> >>>>How about the drinking stuff? (95% "grain" alcohol). >>>> >>>>Here I can by a "fifth" (750ml) for less than 250ml of 70% Isopropyl. >>>> >>> >>> >>>Yes I was reffering to the ethanol drinkable stuff that is not taxed. >>>Been used for years in medical parties. >> >>Not a wise move. The un-taxed stuff (not for human consumption) often >>contains benzene. > >Thats the 99% stuff that contains benzene. Much of the untaxed ethanol uses the benzene process.
From: krw on 27 Jul 2010 18:23 On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:30:29 -0700, "Jon Danniken" <jonSPAMMENOTdanniken(a)yahSPAMhoo.com> wrote: >David Nebenzahl wrote: >> >> Why mess around with isopropyl alcohol at all, since all of it >> contains *some* water? Use denatured alcohol (methanol) instead, in a >> tightly-capped container to guard against absorbing moisture. > >Perhaps it is different where you live, but here in the US, denatured >alcohol is not methanol; it is, instead, ethanol with a denaturant added. >The denaturant can be methanol, or it can be any number of other chemicals, >so long as it is sufficiently adulterated to prevent a person from using it >for ingestion. Right. Methanol is a very poor denaturant. The idea is to make it undrinkable, not lethal. Someone ralfing their guts out for an hour is cheaper than blindness or death. Now, Sterno...
From: tm on 27 Jul 2010 18:32
<krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message news:6umu46159hqem3o9anb0camshgio9j30gp(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:30:29 -0700, "Jon Danniken" > <jonSPAMMENOTdanniken(a)yahSPAMhoo.com> wrote: > >>David Nebenzahl wrote: >>> >>> Why mess around with isopropyl alcohol at all, since all of it >>> contains *some* water? Use denatured alcohol (methanol) instead, in a >>> tightly-capped container to guard against absorbing moisture. >> >>Perhaps it is different where you live, but here in the US, denatured >>alcohol is not methanol; it is, instead, ethanol with a denaturant added. >>The denaturant can be methanol, or it can be any number of other >>chemicals, >>so long as it is sufficiently adulterated to prevent a person from using >>it >>for ingestion. > > Right. Methanol is a very poor denaturant. The idea is to make it > undrinkable, not lethal. Someone ralfing their guts out for an hour is > cheaper than blindness or death. Now, Sterno... The treatment for Methanol poisoning is Ethanol and lots of it. Usually by IV. tm --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net --- |