A YouTuber took a sip of a substance that is responsible for hundreds of deaths each year and barely batted an eyelid, leaving people online with their jaws on the floor.
It goes without saying that there’s a disclaimer here to not do what professional US chemist, @NileBlue does on his YouTube channel. However, I want to reiterate it. DON’T copy this video.
From creating ‘bulletproof wood’ to wearing a tungsten vest, Nile uses his biochemistry degree in a way you wouldn’t expect, mostly to educate his audience in an interesting way.
However, during a video that came off the back of his attempts to create a higher alcoholic beer concoction (which he succeeded at getting it to 93 per cent), Nile once again brought out the ethanol and ‘beer starter’ mix to perhaps get another batch brewing.
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But instead of mixing the starter with water and the ethanol, instead, he cracked open the bottle and immediately took a sip of the strong stuff.
This one clip caused a commenter to write: “I really am stunlocked to see a professional chemist open up a bottle of chemicals and show zero resistance to the urge to sniff straight from a fresh source.”
Having shown the viewers the bottle, which oddly displays a ‘halal’ and ‘kosher’ sign alongside clear warnings that it isn’t for ‘human consumption, Nile swiftly took a spoonful into his mouth.
He said he was tasting it to ‘get a baseline of what we’re working with’, presumably for his ‘Super Beer’ concoction.
Now, you can imagine what ethanol tastes like if you’ve ever had a strong shot of vodka or even moonshine. It just burns.
However, Nile simply coughed a couple of times before telling the camera that it was ‘pretty good’, before later complaining of a burning throat.
Thankfully he didn’t drink more, as when it comes to liquids like ethanol, it can wreak havoc on your body.
According to Drink Aware, alcohol poisoning caused 558 deaths in the UK during 2023, and as ethanol is literally 100 per cent alcohol, it’s safe to assume that it could poison your system with a very little amount.
Underneath the video, people were left stumped, with one person noting: “‘Cleanest ethanol I have ever tasted"’... he has comparisons...”
Another joked: “100% ethanol... opens the bottle... not anymore.”
Someone else said: “Bro couldn't resist 10 seconds without trying it.”
According to the NHS, symptoms of alcohol poisoning can look a lot like an intoxication.
This can be slurring your words, losing consciousness, throwing up and so on.
However, when it comes to severe poisoning, it can result in dangerous signs like having seizures, struggling to breathe, and death.
According to the UK government, ingesting ethanol can cause ‘mood changes, slower reaction time, uncoordinated movements, slurred speech and nausea’.
“In the worst cases there may also be breathing problems, low blood pressure, incontinence heart problems, blood problems, liver damage and death,” it added.
Britt Jones