What Is the Difference Between the Alcohol in Rubbing Alcohol and in Beer?

Published July 23, 2010

Question by Seek: What is the difference between the alcohol in rubbing alcohol and in beer?
Okay this may be a stupid question but why can i not drink rubbing alcohol or other products that contain alcohol to get drunk. Is it a different type of alcohol? Please give me as much info. as possible.
You said it’s 2x as toxic, why can’t i drink half what i would drink of hard liquir?

Best answer:

Answer by alphanot
POISON – READ LABEL

Totally different alcohol. Beer is grain alcohol and rubbing alcohol is wood alcohol. ethyl and methyl

Rubbing alcohol is POISONOUS and will make you go blind if it does not kill you.

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