On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:25:15 -0400 Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: > On 6/4/2012 2:41 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On Monday, June 04, 2012 02:37:59 PM Dave did opine: > > > > > >> You from eastern KY? > >> > >> On 6/4/2012 11:40 AM, dave wrote: > >> > >>> Naturally, all of us keep a still with ground glass joints and a > >>> pound of sodium around just so we can make 200 proof.;-) > >>> > >> 170 proof alcohol is a little hard to be around, the vapor can > >> pretty much knock you over if you open a hatch on a tank full of > >> it. > >> > >> I really can't imagine drinking it, let alone 200 proof. > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> > > Royal Navy Rum, which I think has been disco'ed, was 190 proof. > > You could still get it, and Phillips, 50 years ago. But my > > personal limit is about 100 down to 80, Black Label Jack is good > > good stuff if you get a bottle you can still smell the corn in. It > > does vary some. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > > > > 190 Proof whoa! > I've slugged down Bacardi 151 in the long past and that was a > struggle. Of course after a couple of shots of that, not much > matters.. ;-) > > Dave > There was a story about the former head of the lab I worked for. He came in one morning with a rip-roaring sore throat and asked one of the technicians what would help it; this was back when we had 190 proof or better around the lab for parathion analysis. The tech casually said to try some lab alcohol and the guy took a slug. It dehydrated his vocal cords so he didn't/couldn't talk for awhile. ... maybe several days.
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