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Iran: Death Toll From Toxic Alcohol Rises to 180 (Coronavirus Cure Rumor)
AA ^ | 19.03.2020 | Ahmet Dursun, Zehra Nur Duz

Posted on 03/20/2020 5:33:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway

People in Gulf country consumed moonshine after rumors it eliminates coronavirus

The death toll from consumption of toxic alcohol in Iran rose by 65 on Thursday, bringing the total to 180 in nearly two weeks, local media reported.

The development comes amid rising coronavirus cases and deaths in the Gulf country.

So far more than 17,000 people have been infected by the virus that emerged in China last year, according to latest figures by John Hopkins University's Coronavirus Research Center.

It has killed some 1,135 people in Iran alone. Of these, at least 147 died in the last 24 hours, as per Iranian state TV.

There were rumors across the country that alcohol consumption would help combat COVID-19. Hence, people started consuming moonshine in large numbers.

As many as 427 people were poisoned as a result since March 6, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.

Of the total, at least 14 are in intensive care, the news agency quoted Mohammad Javad Moradian, head of Fars province's Emergencies Center, as saying.

The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited for Muslim citizens in Iran.

Under Iranian law, those who produce, buy or sell alcoholic beverages can be sentenced to imprisonment and lashing.

Meanwhile, the worldwide tally of the virus is past 219,000 with the death toll crossing 8,800.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; iran; rumours
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To: alabama_heart
I talked to a Pakistani whose family made it back in Pakistan.

I also knew of Filipinos, who smuggled pork and spirits in Saudi Arabia. I wouldn't do that.

21 posted on 03/20/2020 6:47:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: libstripper

You beat me to it!! Great minds think alike.


22 posted on 03/20/2020 7:05:46 PM PDT by alabama_heart
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To: nickcarraway

I imagine so! If you ever watched any of the episodes of Moonshiners, some of these guys are skidish about LEOs and could make a cup of coffee nervous and they are here in Kentucky and Tennessee. That being said....probably wouldn’t want to try it over there.


23 posted on 03/20/2020 7:22:38 PM PDT by alabama_heart
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To: Trumpet 1
20% is an exaggeration. About 3 shot glasses from a home still.
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24 posted on 03/20/2020 7:45:55 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Hi! I'm Joe Biden and I forgot this message.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Probably added some wood alcohol to give it a cheap kick. That’s poisonous.


25 posted on 03/20/2020 7:47:33 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Hi! I'm Joe Biden and I forgot this message.)
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To: Trumpet 1

“ I had been wanting to make my own moonshine.”

There’s a lot of good info online. The first bit (poisonous)is called the “heads”. The last bit is not poisonous but tastes bad. It is called the “tails”.

Moonshining is made of 2 steps, the fermentation to create what is essentially beer and the second step to distill it into liquor.

It’s a neat science experiment but step 2 is illegal in the US.


26 posted on 03/20/2020 9:23:37 PM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: alabama_heart; Deaf Smith

Another poster here, Deaf Smith, noted how the chemistry works:

“Methanol has a lower boiling point than enthanol.
The first pint/quart of distalltion is sacrificed to the fire.”

There it is. All mash has some methanol that’s concentrated in the first pint or quart of a run due to its lower boiling point; thus, that early amount must be returned to the fire.


27 posted on 03/21/2020 7:56:43 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

Did not know that....I’m going to file that away in my brain. Just for information purposes of course...ha.


28 posted on 03/21/2020 3:50:37 PM PDT by alabama_heart
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To: alabama_heart

Looks like the Muslim moonshiners in Iran don’t know about this. They need to be reading this thread.


29 posted on 03/21/2020 4:27:17 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: alabama_heart

Obviously, your only concern is to be able to make high quality, safe hand sanitizer by cooking corn.


30 posted on 03/22/2020 8:07:29 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: Trumpet 1
I had been wanting to make my own moonshine. Then I heard a rumor that the 1st 20% of the liquid was poison. How do I know how much is 20%? And how do I test moonshine to see if it is safe?! Therefore, I am back to store bought. Plus, the idea that the mash has to sit for 6 weeks before the still gets fired up. It just sounds too dangerous.

Get started brewing beer, there's no methanol or other death-drink stuff produced. Or, start with wine or mead, they're even simpler, no grain/mash needed. And mead is delicious!

Then, once you get used to the process, it's even easier to learn about and move to distilling. Plus you already have some of the equipment.
31 posted on 03/22/2020 8:36:04 AM PDT by Svartalfiar
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