Originally posted on 1 April, right?  mcneely

---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 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.

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David McNeely