"Andrew" wrote in message
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On 08/03/2020 15:51, PeterC wrote:
On Sun, 8 Mar 2020 10:01:19 +0000, Pancho wrote:

On 07/03/2020 15:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 07/03/2020 12:39, Pancho wrote:
On 07/03/2020 10:19, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 07/03/2020 09:54, Pancho wrote:

Vodka go upto 95%


No. 95 proof possibly - about 46%

although you can but almost pure alcohol industrially or commercially
its blended down sub 50% for human consumption


Nyet! I meant 95% ABV.

I remember proof from a long time ago, I don't think I have seen it
used recently.
Point me to a place where 95% vodka is on retail sale or I'll call you
a
liar.

Sigh!, 2 minutes google.

https://drizly.com/liquor/vodka/stawski-luksusowy-192-proof-spirytus/p68164

The whiskey I originally linked to is 60% ABV. Which is in the alcohol
range of hand sanitizers.

76% alcohol is 133° proof (Navy gin is 57% to meet the 100° proof
required
so that it doesn't stop gunpowder from burning).
The highest proof is 175° - 100% alcohol, but that don't come in bottles
in
shops.


Heh heh. we had 2-litre winchester bottles of pure lab grade ethanol,

There is no such thing. Whats called absolute alcohol
isn't pure, it has some residual benzene in it because
that is used to get rid of the last of the water.

There is also SVR which is nothing but ethanol and water.
SVR is spiritus vini rect which is just latin for distilled spirits.

plus several others with methanol, and ethanol with less than 100%
pure for fixing blood and bone marrow slides and other in-vitro lab
tests.

Every year the Dean of the medical school had to warn the new students
not to try and pally up to the female lab technicians, in the hope of
something to enhance their normal source of alcohol.