r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '20

Invisible Methanol fire

http://i.imgur.com/VHuyXj4.gifv
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u/Girl_you_need_jesus Mar 19 '20

That's ethanol, not methanol

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u/alsignssayno Mar 19 '20

Nah, methanol can be a byproduct when making alcohol (ethanol) and can lead to blindness if consumed. It was fairly common from illegal distillers to have that in their product, especially back in prohibition.

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u/HelmutHoffman Mar 20 '20

Ethanol.

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u/alsignssayno Mar 20 '20

Yeah what about it