Please forgive -- this is best suited for Friday but I won't be able to
post on Friday and I have a burnin' desire.

Unless you've been living on Mars this past week, you've heard about
"Palcohol" <http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/21/palcohol/> purported to
be "Powdered Alcohol."

It's making quite a stir on the Internets, and if was a Real Thing then
it would be quite a boon for backpackers and other booze hounds who like
to travel light but catch a buzz anyway.

Unless it is microencapsulated droplet of actual ethanol, I have a
suspicion that it's just a hoax.

Sounds like dehydrated water to me. There are chemists on this list who
might be able to weigh in.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.