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giantg2yesterday at 2:20 PM1 replyview on HN

They made it sound as if they were poisoning alcohol intended for drinking (looks like it was possibly edited or I missed that it said industrial). Methanol and other additives are still added to most industrial alcohol today.


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hilbert42yesterday at 2:56 PM

"Methanol and other additives are still added to most industrial alcohol today."

Depends in which country you reside. Where I am the denaturants methanol and pyridine were removed decades ago and replaced with the nontoxic bitterant denatonium.

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