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[–] Nucleonic 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Just wanted to say great work. Quitting ethanol is not easy, especially if you've been at it for a while.

It's dumb that a potent solvent that's enjoyable to drink is a cultural norm, but it's easy to make and we've been fucking ourselves up with this stuff for a very, very long time. Monkeys get wasted off of ethanol in rotten fruit, even.

It shouldn't ever enter your body. I use ethanol as a solvent, ethanol is in hand sanitizers... because it is is the active ingredient. Not good to drink it.

I'm glad you beat your addiction, but don't be fooled into thinking that you can have a drink after a period of sobriety. Some recovering alcoholics who developed it later can beat their addiction (I did) and have some without going hog wild; but most can't because they are lifetime alcoholics. In their case, it's a genetic thing.

[–] InyourfaceNancyGrace 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I use ethanol as a solvent, ethanol is in hand sanitizers... because it is is the active ingredient. Not good to drink it.

Same could be said for water, 70% ethanol + water sanitizes better than pure ethanol or water because of cell permeability factors. And of course water is an excellent solvent for many applications (and poor in many as well, like ethanol). Not that I'm saying it's not good to drink it, just as a former chemist and generally argumentative bastard I saw the need to point out poor reasoning.

Birds and moose have been known to get wasted on fermented fruit as well. But let's be better than our food eh?

[–] Nucleonic 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I appreciate your perspective. As a programmer - chemistry is something I have only a basic working knowledge of. When I rub something with alcohol, it works a lot better. No, I do not know the difference between a polar and non-polar solvent and while I could learn I'm busy with other things.

It damages your body badly. Nearly every organ. It's definitely a better solvent than water, by a large margin because I scrub off miserable grime with it and water would do nothing.

Maybe you can chime in? I'd appreciate more of your expertise, if you have time.