webfact Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 State unit boosting production of 70-degree alcohol By THE NATION The Liquor Distillery Organisation is stepping up on the production of 70-degree alcohol as an alternative to antibiotic gel and sprays which have run out of stock amid the spread of coronavirus, said acting director Somkuan Charusombat on Thursday (January 30). People have been using gel and sprays to protect themselves from being infected. However, supply from private producers has failed to meet huge market demand. Liquor Distillery Organization, as a state-owned alcohol producer, is hastening the production of 70-degree alcohol which has higher strength of sterilisation. “The alcohol was usually used to clean medical and office equipment” the acting director explained. “The 70-degree alcohol can serve as a protection against bird flu virus, which is similar to the coronavirus, and reduce the risk of infection". The alcohol should be sold at normal price, but some distributors have increased the price, Somkuan said. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381355 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-31 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiparovian Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Cheaper to use Lao Kao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Good idea. The people can't take all the stupidity sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 Sheesh.... I know "70 proof" (35% alchohol) and "70%" but must confess never heard of "70-degree"... is that C (fairly hot) or F (near room temp). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Emdog said: Sheesh.... I know "70 proof" (35% alchohol) and "70%" but must confess never heard of "70-degree"... is that C (fairly hot) or F (near room temp). It's used for medical purposes, 70% ethanol. In some countries it's required to taint it with isopropanol or such, so people won't drink it. Used to be fairly easy to get 99% ethanol smuggled from Russia back in Finland. Deadly stuff if not diluted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPKANKAN Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Antiparovian said: Cheaper to use Lao Kao Damn!! I thought they meant 70% proof alcohol like Gin!! ???????????? Edited January 31, 2020 by DPKANKAN Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, DrTuner said: It's used for medical purposes, 70% ethanol. In some countries it's required to taint it with isopropanol or such, so people won't drink it. Used to be fairly easy to get 99% ethanol smuggled from Russia back in Finland. Deadly stuff if not diluted. Dilute alcohol 70%, is more effective than 75% and above...reason is rate of evaporation. 90% and above is practically ineffective because it evaporates too fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted January 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 minute ago, TKDfella said: Dilute alcohol 70%, is more effective than 75% and above...reason is rate of evaporation. 90% and above is practically ineffective because it evaporates too fast. I know. The 99% bottles from Russia I mentioned were always empty the next day. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Antiparovian said: Cheaper to use Lao Kao Disinfect from the inside out--- nice idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubbaJohnny Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, DrTuner said: It's used for medical purposes, 70% ethanol. In some countries it's required to taint it with isopropanol or such, so people won't drink it. Used to be fairly easy to get 99% ethanol smuggled from Russia back in Finland. Deadly stuff if not diluted. Hell Sinking down and a terrible Finnish on the last Lapp eh???????? Having supped with the Finns both home and away they make even the Irish seem sober.They are very polite calm quiet drunks and the communal sauna is a great leveller for a hangover like Bangers without the grime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker1 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Why do Thai people refer to alcohol strength in "Degree's" while most of the rest of the world refers to it as "percent" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Used to be able to buy rum made by a sugar company that was 70% alcohol for $2 a bottle (long time ago and only available to workers). Could mix it with water and still set it alight. Great cure for a cold or flu.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said: Could mix it with water and still set it alight. A bit related, here's where the "proof" originates from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof#History Quote Spirits were tested by soaking a pellet of gunpowder in them. If the gunpowder could still burn, the spirits were rated above proof and taxed at a higher rate. As for degrees, where I grew up they used to use the equivalent Finnish word, "asteista". Some like it hot I suppose. Edited January 31, 2020 by DrTuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 And here is the raw VID_20200131_180335.mp4 material for that alcohol, just down the road from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, stouricks said: And here is the raw material for that alcohol, just down the road from me. Yup, says so right on the bottle: 'natural alcohol from molasses'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, cracker1 said: Why do Thai people refer to alcohol strength in "Degree's" while most of the rest of the world refers to it as "percent" ? It used to be degrees proof in UK, Scotch was 80 proof = 40% ABV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, cracker1 said: Why do Thai people refer to alcohol strength in "Degree's" while most of the rest of the world refers to it as "percent" ? Cause they can, But I don't understand either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said: Used to be able to buy rum made by a sugar company that was 70% alcohol for $2 a bottle (long time ago and only available to workers). Could mix it with water and still set it alight. Great cure for a cold or flu.. I don't which rum you bought when I still lived in Europe I bought rum from Austria (Stroh) which was 86 %. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, cracker1 said: Why do Thai people refer to alcohol strength in "Degree's" while most of the rest of the world refers to it as "percent" ? I have no idea why the article comes with "degree". The bottles clearly show percentage and the Thai word for percent is either simply a transcript of the English or like "of 100". And all alcohol content is just referred to with the percentage number. Like "see sip" for 40% lao khao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I think I might have learned something today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_by_volume Quote In some countries, e.g. France, alcohol by volume is often referred to as degrees Gay-Lussac (after the French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, DrTuner said: I think I might have learned something today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_by_volume Indeed seems something "scientific" apart from everyday use. Found a Thai language article which uses a transcript of "degree". Always a first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Soap Readily available, never ending supply, fractions of a satang to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I’ve filled one of those small cheap n nasty men’s perfume spray bottles from 7-11 with that blue 70% ethyl alcohol. Cheap n easy, give my hands an occasional spray after shopping etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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