On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:28:02 GMT, I said, "Pick a card, any card" and "Poxy" instead replied:
"quietguy" wrote in
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>> Jim. Do you mean you shouldn't use metho? or is your comment about the
>> methanol content?
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>I've worked out that others mistakenly thought "metho" means methanol, when
>as you know, it means methylated spirits. You could use methanol to clean
>your engine, but it's a bit more hazardous to work with than good ol' metho. >
>And as for what you should drink, I wouldn't really suggest either, but if
>you're desparate, a little metho, being almost pure ethanol, will get you
>drunk and make you feel *very* sick (you might want to ask the local derro
>for advice) but too much will almost certainly kill you, whereas methanol
>will just make you sick, blind you and kill you. Interestingly, part of the
>treatment for methanol poisioning is ethanol (ie grog) which is why, when
>mixing fuel, you should keep a bottle or two of something decent at hand.
In the US, they add a chemical to any drinkable alcohol sold over the counter. Here in Australia, they don't. That way you can poison yourself without getting sick first. Who'd have guessed that from a nanny state like Australia?
Being from the US and living here in Oz, I can assure you that both sides of this argument are correct - in their own country.
The chemical concoction known as Methylated Sprits is not drinkable in terms of purity alone and is marked as not fit for human consumption for that reason. But, unlike Isopropyl Alcohol, it is not doped. Bottoms up, if you can stand it.
-- Ray