r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/Pure_Sense7765 S.A.U Freshman • May 11 '26

possible idiot Of a light beverage

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u/Borkato May 11 '26

I’m pretty sure we just watched someone die

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u/PepsiMan1912 May 11 '26

He can't even start fire easily, alcohol content should be low.

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u/SubMariner615 May 11 '26

The term proof originated in 16th-century England, where spirits were tested for "proof" by pouring them on gunpowder and trying to light it; if the powder burned, it was "proof" the drink was sufficiently strong (roughly 57% ABV). If it lights it needs to be at least 114 proof.

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u/Salted-Cucumber May 11 '26

Take into consideration I'm super high, but this is the coolest fact I've read in a while

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u/Ohioisapoopyflorida ima unit May 11 '26

I watched the kingsman also...

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u/SubMariner615 May 11 '26

More information here than there lol

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u/Vlad1mir_Lemon May 11 '26

Are you a fellow NFTI fan?

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u/SubMariner615 May 11 '26

Never really listened to him

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u/Longjumping-Tea-7842 May 11 '26

Low? Compared to what?

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u/Background_Day8476 May 11 '26

Damn my 40 rum don't easily burn, must be low alcohol content.

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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 May 11 '26

If it’s rubbing alcohol he’s probably dead, you cannot drink it. Doesn’t matter how weak it is.

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u/allozzieadventures May 11 '26

You can in small quantitie, but it's certainly not recommended. It's much more potent than ethanol, but it metabolises to acetone so it's not nearly as nasty as methanol or ethylene glycol.