Originally posted on 1 April, right? mcneely ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Please forgive -- this is best suited for Friday but I won't be able to > post on Friday and I have a burnin' desire. > > Unless you've been living on Mars this past week, you've heard about > "Palcohol" <http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/21/palcohol/> purported to > be "Powdered Alcohol." > > It's making quite a stir on the Internets, and if was a Real Thing then > it would be quite a boon for backpackers and other booze hounds who like > to travel light but catch a buzz anyway. > > Unless it is microencapsulated droplet of actual ethanol, I have a > suspicion that it's just a hoax. > > Sounds like dehydrated water to me. There are chemists on this list who > might be able to weigh in. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. -- David McNeely |
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