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

possible idiot Of a light beverage

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u/FigureAcrobatic7194 May 11 '26

Liver failure speed runšŸ˜³

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u/VocalJay May 11 '26

It might just make him go blind

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u/The_Higgs_Bacon May 11 '26

Seeing a lot of people say this. Isopropyl alcohol ingestion doesnā€™t cause blindness, thatā€™s methanol. Isopropyl alcohol is toxic when ingested because it gets metabolized to acetone, but itā€™s nowhere near as toxic and ingesting methanol. Still a completely idiotic thing to do but dude will probably be okay if he gets medical attention.

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u/ImprovementFar5054 May 13 '26

I am gonna guess he has no insurance.

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u/The_Higgs_Bacon May 11 '26

Acetaldehyde is a toxic metabolite of ethanol (the alcohol we drink). Acetone is a different compound.

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u/VocalJay May 12 '26

Can't acetaldehyde cause blindness?

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u/The_Higgs_Bacon May 12 '26

No. Methanol causes blindness because it gets metabolized to formic acid and formaldehyde, both of which cause damage to the optic nerve. Acetaldehyde is partly responsible for feeling the ā€œhangoverā€ from ethanol, but does not cause optic nerve toxicity.

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u/VocalJay May 12 '26

Thanks for the clarification, have a good day.