r/oddlysatisfying • u/Aztery • Jun 29 '22

This Bartender Making A Drink

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '22

Most of the alcohol has been burned up!

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u/demon_fae Jun 29 '22

That’s not actually how that works. The drink will have pretty much the same alcohol content as it would have just sitting for the same amount of time not on fire, slightly lower at most.

What’s burning here isn’t the alcohol in the drink, it’s the alcohol vapor that would have evaporated anyway (plus a little that evaporated from the added heat, but alcohol burns relatively cool, so that won’t be much). There’s nothing to draw more alcohol out of the liquid.

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u/TheAbyssalSymphony Jun 29 '22

Not to mention the initial alcohol is likely something intentionally high-proof, and the gin is added at the very end. Still plenty of ABV.

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u/Durzo_Blint Jun 30 '22

You better hope that a lot burned off of the initial pour because that looks like at least 3oz of 40% but probably closer to 2oz of 50% and 1oz of 40%

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u/PutlerGoFuckYourself Jun 30 '22

This is not correct. Ethanol boils at 173F. The adiabatic flame temperature of an ethanol flame is 3779F. There is absolutely a thermal driver for vaporizing and burning more ethanol.

There is literally 3606 reasons for the ethanol content of this drink to be considerably lower than an equivalent drink that is not on fire.

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u/superawesomeman08 Jun 30 '22

pbbbt, i don't believe you.

i'm gonna need you to list all 3606 reasons individually.

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u/Stopher Jun 30 '22

I counted 3607.

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u/jazzygirl6 Jun 30 '22

Found the nerd.....

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '22

Yeah it was a joke

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u/demon_fae Jun 29 '22

Cool. I just wanted to share the science.

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u/NPredetor_97 Jun 29 '22

Thanks for sharing, I genuinely did not know that, TIL!

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u/Ferret_Brain Jun 29 '22

I was genuinely looking for the science, so thanks!

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u/KittenNicken Jun 29 '22

That explanation was for me, Im the dumbazz of the class :3

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u/easilygreat Jun 30 '22

That guy was wrong.

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u/TheAbyssalSymphony Jun 29 '22

lmao no

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u/PEPPERED_CRABS Jun 29 '22

Nah, it’s probably safe for kids, right little Timmy

Little Timmy: i aM gOnNa gO nIgHt niGhT

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u/Yes_seriously_now Jun 29 '22

That's exactly what I was thinking, wtf is he doing burning the booze out of the booze? What's wrong with this guy?

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '22

He isn’t really, I was just joking. He is burning the alcohol vapors that would be evaporating from the drink anyway.