| ▲ | jppope 4 hours ago | |
> Methanol poisoning stories in the news almost exclusively result from people trying to sell denatured or industrial alcohol Pretty sure this was a relic of prohibition right? The feds would contaminate ethanol with methanol to keep people from drinking it, but then they hurt a bunch of people and never faced any consequences... | ||
| ▲ | thaumasiotes 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
> Pretty sure this was a relic of prohibition right? The feds would contaminate ethanol with methanol to keep people from drinking it We still do this now. We don't do it because alcohol is illegal, we do it because we levy higher taxes on non-poisonous alcohol, and if someone decides to drink the poisoned alcohol, they deserve what they get. | ||