This is a common household solvent that we have
in the UK called "Methylated Spirit", also known as
"denatured alcohol".
and this is what Wikipedia says about that.
It says, "Denatured Alcohol, also called methylated spirits
or, denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol
(which is the drinking alcohol)
"that has additives to make it poisonous,
"somewhat bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating
"to discourage recreational consumption, in some cases
"it is also dyed."
In our case it's always this lovely
it's not actually showing up on my iPad very well but it's
it's a deep purple colour, it's quite a pleasing colour in it's own right.
However, the main thing is that it's typically around about
90% Ethanol
10% Methanol, which is the toxic alcohol that makes you blind.
and the whole reason for that, the whole reason they won't sell
the pure ethanol, is because people would then be able
to get cheap ethanol, and they wouldn't need to buy
expensive vodka that is taxed up to the hilt.
So, the point of this video is
just how unpleasant tasting is methylated spirit
I'm not going to swallow it, I'm going to spit it out,
have to hope I'm not gonna swallow it
If I do swallow it accidentally, the cure
is gonna have to be lots, and lots of ethanol in the form
of vodka which is not gonna make for a very nice night at all.
Erm, I'm not gonna swallow it though, I.. It's just
Do not ever drink this it's just you know...
It really... they have deliberately made it poisonous
and one of the other things they add include
apparently, "Isopropyl-Alcohol", which is bad news
"Acetone", which is bad news
"Methyl-Ethyl Ketone", which is also bad news
"Methyl Isobutyl...", oh they're just all Ketone
and "Denatonium", now Denatonium
is a chemical which is often called "Bittrex"
and is really unbearably bitter in parts of 10 parts per million
So erm,
Yeah...
[SIGH]
[SIGH] Err, and...
it's really designed
so you cannot get the ethanol back out it
you know it really is contaminated
deliberately to make it unviable.
So, anyway, on with the experiment
I want to know just how unpleasant
this is gonna taste
Do not try this yourself
The mechanism of methanol poisoning
cos' there is methanol in this, is that
it converts to an acid in your bloodstream
that attacks optic nerves and makes you go blind and
the big scare thing about the methanol
during Prohibition
people did cut methanol, they were basically selling this
as, liquor
and people were drinking large quantities of methanol and they were going blind
So erm, I'm not gonna drink, well I'm not gonna drink any I'm gonna
put it in my mouth, oh that's far too much
might as well do the test properly.
This isn't gonna end well is it, I'm not actually looking forward to this
I've a horrible feeling it's going to be repulsive
[SIGH]
Are we ready?
Right...
[MUMBLING IN DISGUST]
(oh god)
(oh!)
(awk)
[SPITS IN DISTANCE]
(oh!)
(oh f***ing hell)
Oh god that is absolutely repulsive!
Oh god it actually feels like it's burning the tongue it's like really bitter!
F***ing hell!
That is horrible!
Oh, Jesus I'm not gonna taste anything for a while now.
[SLURPS WATER AND MUMBLES]
(oh!)
OK, the taste
Er, the first thing that hit me was a solvent taste, like
when you accidentally, you know, you get solvents
on your hand and they get to your mouth, you, like,
biting your fingernails, or something, and suddenly
you get this solvent in your mouth and it tastes horrible solvent taste!
Oh, god that's disgusting
and, then, the solvent taste goes to that
Bittrex but really they, I, god knows how much they add to that
that is just the whole mouth just tastes bitter now.
That's f***ing disgusting!
Oh Jesus I wish I hadn't done that now!
So erm,
yeah...
They really don't want you to drink methylated spirits
they make it poisonous and the make it taste absolutely disgusting, so erm
Yes... that was worth doing(!)
So, yeah, eh, stick to vodka, or moonshine, or whatever
you can get, cos' er, much better option in the long run(!).