Posted on 07/19/2022 9:55:23 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them.
“Methanol has been detected in all the 21 individuals that were there, however there is still progressive analysis of the quantitative levels of methanol and whether it could have been the final cause of death,” Dr. Litha Matiwane, Eastern Cape provincial deputy director for clinical service, said at press conference in East London Tuesday.
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Yep, it condenses at a lower temperature than ethanol, so the first stuff to come out of the still is going to be more methanol than ethanol.
No amount of alcohol has been deemed safe 🤪
I had a feeling it was probably methanol from home brew.
Newport cigarettes?
—”Which is why freeze distilled products like early applejack were dangerous”
When out on the town and having seconds about the gin joint you selected; a simple test with the flick of a Bic.
” test the purity of the substance by pouring some on a spoon and lighting it on fire. A blue flame determines the drink’s safety, while a yellow or red flame indicates contamination.”
https://www.banyantreatmentcenter.com/2022/04/28/moonshine-methanol-poisoning-chicago/
Just like:
“Red touches black, venom lack. Red touches yellow, kill a fellow”
Only different.
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