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ND-Dem

(4,571 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:14 PM Mar 2015

what is powdered alcohol?

just ran across this bill authored by Pam Roach (WA R, Wingnutville)

2015 Senate Bill 5292: Protecting children and youth from powdered alcohol Introduced by Sen. Pam Roach (Auburn) (R) on January 19, 2015, For Bill Information, please click HERE. Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 19, 2015.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 23, 2015.

Passed 48 to 0 in the Senate on March 3, 2015

Is there such a thing? I've never heard of it.

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what is powdered alcohol? (Original Post) ND-Dem Mar 2015 OP

I've heard of powdered milk, (and have had it before), but never powdered alcohol dissentient Mar 2015 #1

lmgtfy PeaceNikki Mar 2015 #2

lmgmloadr pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #6

Is it like bath salts Aerows Mar 2015 #3

Wikipedia page: Cooley Hurd Mar 2015 #4

Yes, it's been discussed on DU recently... PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #5

Its alcohol that is a powder Travis_0004 Mar 2015 #7

It's real alcohol on a powdered absorbent...similar to urine on a diaper HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #8

mmm. sounds appetizing. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #9

It's fairly new. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #10

Gives a whole new meaning to "take a powder!" n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #11

Its a fairly new product. Sounds incredibly dangerous. n/t Lil Missy Mar 2015 #12

It's a clathrate of ethyl alcohol "guest" molecules in a cyclodextrin "host" -- up to 60% alcohol. eppur_se_muova Mar 2015 #13

No good unless you have some of this... bluesbassman Mar 2015 #14

:<) (and I remember Bernard's camping foods as well. good times.) & they still exist! ND-Dem Mar 2015 #15

dissentient

(861 posts)

1. I've heard of powdered milk, (and have had it before), but never powdered alcohol

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:16 PM

Mar 2015

You got me.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

2. lmgtfy

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:17 PM

Mar 2015

https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=powdered+alcohol&gws_rd=ssl

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

6. lmgmloadr

Reply to PeaceNikki (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:22 PM

Mar 2015

Let me get my Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring...

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

3. Is it like bath salts

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:18 PM

Mar 2015

or something

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

4. Wikipedia page:

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:18 PM

Mar 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

5. Yes, it's been discussed on DU recently...

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:18 PM

Mar 2015

See: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026353898

It's basically 'an absorbant mixed with alcohol' to make a powder.

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

7. Its alcohol that is a powder

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:22 PM

Mar 2015

Just add water. Maybe the occasional lime.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

8. It's real alcohol on a powdered absorbent...similar to urine on a diaper

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:23 PM

Mar 2015

or beer on a bar towel.

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)

9. mmm. sounds appetizing.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:26 PM

Mar 2015

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

10. It's fairly new.

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:28 PM

Mar 2015

Published on May 18, 2014
The majority of the reporting on powdered alcohol seemed to report this as alchemy. That is there was some magic that could be performed on alcohol that would transform it into 'powdered alcohol' rather than what was actually going on here, which is basically absorbing alcohol on a powdered matrix.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)

11. Gives a whole new meaning to "take a powder!" n/t

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:35 PM

Mar 2015

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

12. Its a fairly new product. Sounds incredibly dangerous. n/t

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:45 PM

Mar 2015

eppur_se_muova

(36,262 posts)

13. It's a clathrate of ethyl alcohol "guest" molecules in a cyclodextrin "host" -- up to 60% alcohol.

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:55 PM

Mar 2015

Chemically, the alcohol molecules are the same as in any alcoholic beverage, and by any reasonable standard regulations which affect alcoholic beverages or alcohol-containing foods should affect "powdered" alcohol as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_compound#Occurrence_and_scope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclodextrin

bluesbassman

(19,373 posts)

14. No good unless you have some of this...

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2015, 07:05 PM

Mar 2015

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)

15. :<) (and I remember Bernard's camping foods as well. good times.) & they still exist!