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From: phil@isieng.UUCP (Phil Gustafson)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: prevention of hangovers
Message-ID: <202@isieng.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 24-Jan-86 21:27:05 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 24 21:27:05 1986
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Reply-To: phil@isieng.UUCP (Phil Gustafson)
Organization: Integrated Solutions, San Jose, CA
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Keywords: ethanol, laws, Twisted Sister, going blind, dying

In article <170@decvax.UUCP> ccb@decvax.UUCP (Charles C. Bennett) writes:
>>If you're going to quaff lab alcohol, use the 95% variety.  And bear in
>>mind that it's extremely illegal.
>>	phil
I said the above and see it can be misconstrued.  I said in the sense
that I'd say "If you're going to shoot heroin, use a clean needle."

>Illegality depending on localle.  I found some 190 proof "clear spring" in
>a liquor store in Philadelphia last July. Be Advised: this stuff is
>FLAMMABLE.
>ccb

Three things:

In some states, 190 proof (95%) booze is legal.  The most common brand
is 'Everclear.'  As with most cheap (per unit alcohol) booze, most of the
cost is Federal excise tax.

Now, undenatured ethanol is vigorously controlled, mostly to make sure the
Feds get their cut.  Except for universities, who can and do get it 
by the barrel.  It IS illegal (and stupid) to drink this.  A certain
amount, however, does somehow find the livers of students, professors, and
their cronies.  I can't deny having sipped some in my foolish youth.

Why stupid?  Because if you read the label wrong, or the freshman lab assistant
with the Twisted Sister t-shirt has filled the right little bottle from the
wrong big bottle, you go blind and die.  It's *much* brighter to go to the
liquor store and buy cheap vodka.  At least you know what you're getting
and know what the risks of using it are.	

	phil

My opinions only.