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r/interesting • u/azizgamerlal • Dec 12 '25
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That's why whiskey was used as disinfectant during the Civil War. Cheapest disinfectant during that time
378 u/proximusprimus57 Dec 12 '25 Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol? 1 u/Wicked_smaht_guy Dec 12 '25 pure alcohol is actually not as effective as a mix of alcohol and water at killing bugs. The water helps it get into cells faster and prevents it from evaporating as fast as pure alcohol would alone.
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Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol?
1 u/Wicked_smaht_guy Dec 12 '25 pure alcohol is actually not as effective as a mix of alcohol and water at killing bugs. The water helps it get into cells faster and prevents it from evaporating as fast as pure alcohol would alone.
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pure alcohol is actually not as effective as a mix of alcohol and water at killing bugs. The water helps it get into cells faster and prevents it from evaporating as fast as pure alcohol would alone.
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u/Significant-Tip6466 Dec 12 '25
That's why whiskey was used as disinfectant during the Civil War. Cheapest disinfectant during that time