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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Different types of alcohol are totally different chemicals, not just different preparations of the same thing.
Isopropyl alcohol might get you a little drunk, but not the same as ethyl alcohol (the alcohol in alcoholic drinks). It’s also very irritating to your stomach and can cause severe pain, vomiting, and bleeding from your stomach.
Fortunately you’re not likely to die. Metabolizing isopropyl alcohol produces a lot of acetone in your blood, but your body is pretty good at getting rid of that. Other alcohols like methanol are much more toxic, and can cause death and other permanent bad stuff.
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