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Bob Engelhardt Bob Engelhardt is offline
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Default Way, WAY OT - insect repellent solvent

wrote:
Lots of ways to denature ethanol, since you're not going to drink it,
trot off to the local drug store and get a pint of "rubbing alcohol".
NOT isopropanol, rubbing alcohol. ...


Great - unlikely to have any surprises, in the
stuff-you-shouldn't-put-on-your-skin category.


And yes, if you put neat 200 proof on your hide, you'll
get a skin burn and a buzz if you leave it there long enough. It does
suck the water out of the cells, you know. ...


Actually, I didn't know the sucking the water out part.

Thanks,
Bob