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(Steve Firth) wrote:

David wrote:

Actually, I was just thinking about this (and recalling my A-level
chemistry N years ago...) wasn't coal gas methane (CH4)?

No, coal gas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. I'm bemused
by what, if any, intoxicant could be made by bubbling CO + H2 into milk.
It may be that the effect was simply that of a mild dose of CO poisoning
which may mimic the feeling of being drunk.

It would certainly put them to sleep, so yes.

Peter

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