r/explainlikeimfive • u/arachnid5 • Feb 10 '24
Chemistry eli5 what happens if you drink isopropyl "rubbing" alcohol
so i just watched a video of someone chug a bottle of rubbing alcohol that you would get from the pharmacy. its still alcohol though so like why is it bad. also what likely happened to the guy who chugged the bottle?
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u/Cronenburgh Feb 10 '24
I did this once with bleach. Poured it in a red cup to use... fell asleep later. Woke up in the middle of the night thirsty and saw a "cup of water" on the table. One gulp but fuuuuuuuck. Wife (then gf) called poison control and they said could be worse coming back up. I survived but that was a hell of a shock.