"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:18:20 -0400, "Steve W."
wrote:
Bruce L. Bergman wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 "RAM³" wrote:
"*" wrote:

My guess is that it would be just as lethal to drink even if the taxes
WERE paid...

Everclear - "pure" (95%) grain-derived Ethanol - is a nice, mild, drink
by
itself and provides only a mild dilution effect to mixers. G

Try it some time!

But extreme care MUST be exercised with high proof "liquid dynamite"
like that - a little bit goes a long way, and a lot gulped down fast
can easily be enough to kill you before you start feeling the effects.

-- Bruce --


Works great to spike the punch at the local HS graduation party... Not
that I would know anything at all about that kind of thing.....

Also works real well in an alcohol lamp, while providing a hiding spot
while preparing for the above...

Oh, I know about it - Have a relative who works in a big R&D Lab,
the name of which I shall not mention. I've heard stories...

They would order a gallon of Reagent Grade 99.x% Neutral Grain
Ethanol for the punch at the Christmas party - and they made sure it
was kept in a locked box and only one person was in charge of the key,
so they didn't get a double-spike (or worse) by accident.

And the punchbowl with a kick was identified so nobody forgot which
one was the Chalice from the Palace.

Speaking of repurposed ethanol, my dad told me about what happened at
Guadalcanal when a drum of torpedo fuel washed up on the beach. Apparently
the trick was to "filter" it through a loaf of bread. g

--
Ed Huntress