Eli5: How is the alcohol in sanitizers different than in whiskey?

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And if it’s the same then can someone drink sanitizer (a very small portion) and get drunk?

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It’s not different. They’re generally both ethanol, though some sanitizers might contain isopropyl alcohol instead. Provided that it is ethanol, you could drink hand sanitizer and get drunk. This is a bad idea though because most sanitizers contain a denaturing agent – basically another chemical designed to either make it taste awful or make someone sick who ingests much of it, or both.

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