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by adonovan 1903 days ago
Our high-school chemistry teacher told us that if one ever needs to party in a lab, mix orange juice with the 97% ethanol, but avoid the 99%. The former is distilled with water, but the latter with benzene.

Number of times I have saved someone's life with this trivia: zero, but still hopeful.

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Stupid question: would 99% alcohol (as in for cleaning electronic parts) also potentially have the benzene residue?