On 2012-03-23, Doug Freyburger > wrote:

> Above 90% alcohol will suck humidity out of the air. By the time it
> gets to 95% you'd need to keep the air descicated to be able to open it.

Yep. It was used in controlled climate laminer flow clean rooms, in
high pressure washer glove-boxes. The worker's atmosphere was still a
grain alcohol fog, the boxes not perfectly sealed. They'd go through
about twenty 5 gal cans per day.

Small cans of it were everywhere around the lab. Back in the day,
when drinking was still seen as a manly pastime, holidays would see
pint and quart cans of the stuff come outta fire-proof lockers and
dumped into a traditionaal punch known affectionately as Old Rad Lab.
Basically, 7-Up, orange juice, and 95% hooch. It worked perfect. You
could drink it and not even notice the high octane kick. I had one
glass and got waaay too close to piloting a porcelain bus.

nb

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