What is it in moonshine whiskey that causes alcohol poisoning other than lead?!
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If a person drinks a 1/2 gallon of moonshine whiskey on a Thursday,gets drunk on the following Sat with store bought whiskey and dies on Sunday from alcohol poisoning and there is no lead or methanol in their blood post mortem could the moonshine have caused the death and how would it have
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Sloppily-produced moonshine can be contaminated with toxins, mainly from materials used in construction of the still. Despite the well-known hazards, it is claimed that stills constructed using car radiators for a condenser are still used. The lead used in soldering these radiators ends up in the moonshine, and in some cases, glycol products from antifreeze used in the radiator can appear as well. Both are poisonous.
Occasionally moonshine is deliberately mixed with industrial alcohol-containing products, including methanol and denatured alcohol. Results are toxic, with methanol easily capable of causing blindness and death.
Methanol and other toxic alcohols can occur naturally in distilled spirits and are called fusel oils. The methanol is concentrated in the first few percent of condensate produced in a batch. The fusel oils are mostly found at the end of a batch or run. Ordinarily these portions are discarded, though if ingested alone or included with the rest of the distilled product it may cause toxic effects. Like commercial beer, wine, and liquor, properly produced moonshine contains small amounts of methanol at levels that are not toxic. A common way to determine the "quality control" of a batch of moonshine was to see if the moonshiner would dare to drink it.
In addition, moonshine that is over 100 proof (i.e. 50%) is very flammable and easily ignitable. This is especially true during the distilling process in which oxidized vaporized alcohol can accumulate in the air if there is not enough ventilation.
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because alcohol IS A POISON. that why moonshine is illegal, because it CAN KILL YOU. I cant believe you actually had to ask that question.
cuz there ain't no tellin' what's actually in MOONSHINE. DAMMIT. Pardon my language. Moonshine is made to be f***ing strong enough to burn your throat out. I um, know people who hale from the deep south with great grandparents who had a still..on the roof of all things. It's poison. Call it alcohol poisoning. If you drink a half GALLON of moonshine on thursday you're still drunk off your boot on Sat. probably even the Sat. after that. How many people will answer this question with what you really want to know, i wonder?
Alcohol poisoning is Alcohol poisoning no matter in which form you take it.. When it's killed you or turned you into a " Wet Brain " that's the body's way of telling you that it's had enough.. A bit like a pinball that tilts.. unfortunately you don't always get a second chance with booze.. Alcohol is actually a fluid Hydro-Carbon.. IT'S A POISON !! WAKE UP TO THE FACT THAT ANY POISON WILL KILL YOU IF ENOUGH IS TAKEN !! just because it's legal and accepted doesn't make it any the less dangerous
Pretty simple-- just the alcohol content of moonshine compared to the average legal alcholic beverages-- that's why it's illegal.
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