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Prodigal Son:
Why methylated? Is that just adding a methyl group to an alcohol?
What's the rxn between the ethanol and sucrose?
ginger:
While I do have a science background and could probably formulate an educated response in due course, I'm just going to say this:
I used to clean my fucking bong with it, it fucking works, fucking trust me.
Prodigal Son:
My best guess without actually looking it up (I'm not sure what methylated spirits are) is the it is a slightly less polar solvent to the sucrose which makes it a luck less soluble. The ethanol is still a decent solvent but not all the sugar is dissolved and acts as an abrasive agent.
ginger:
Sounds about right. I know other blokes who use rice instead of sugar, but the sugar works quicker.
Methylated spirits, commonly known as metho in this fine country of mine, is denatured alcohol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol
People still drink it to get fucked up though, usually mixed with orange juice.
Prodigal Son:
Ethanol with other polar solvents. Fuck, why the hell wouldn't you want to drink an ethanol spirit in the first place? Even low molarity methanol or acetone feels fucked up to get a few drops on your hand. Couldn't imagine that going down the ol gullet.
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