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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane, because using them for fuel in addition to using them for food would obviously drive up their demand; and second, in order to run on alcohol, a whole series of engine modifications must be undertaken such as ignition timing re-mapping, special fuel lines, special injectors and alcohol-resistant seals and treatments.
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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price greatly drive up demand of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane, because using them for fuel in addition to using them for food would obviously drive up sugarcane and thus greatly increase their demand; price, which could compromise the entire world's food supply; and second, in order to run on alcohol, a whole series of engine modifications must be undertaken such as ignition timing re-mapping, special fuel lines, special injectors and alcohol-resistant seals and treatments.
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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane, because using them for fuel in addition to using them for food would obviously drive up their demand; and second, in order to run on alcohol, a whole series of engine modifications must be undertaken such as special fuel lines, injectors and alcohol-resistant seals, or ignition timing re-mapping.
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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane, because using them for fuel in addition to using them for food would obviously drive up their demand; and second, in order to run on alcohol, a whole series of engine modifications must be undertaken such as ignition timing re-mapping, special fuel lines, special injectors and alcohol-resistant seals, or ignition timing re-mapping.
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility and very high anti-knocking index) have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility and very high anti-knocking index) have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility and very high "octane rating") have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility and very high "octane rating") anti-knocking index) have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility and very high "octane rating") have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to be able to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility and very high "octane rating") have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to be able to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility) have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to be able to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] by taking advantage of its vast expanses of sugarcane that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility) volatility and very high "octane rating") have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to be able to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] on account of its vast extensions of sugarcane crops that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility) have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to be able to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel Ethanol fuel]] for automobiles has been around since many decades -- at least since 1978, when [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_147 Fiat's Brazilian branch developed an ethanol-fueled Fiat 127]] in an attempt to cope with the Oil Crisis -- with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil with Brazil leading the way in this type of fuel]] on account by taking advantage of its vast extensions expanses of sugarcane crops that can be easily distilled into cane alcohol. While ethyl alcohol packs less energy per volume than gasoline, its many similar physical properties (low density, low boiling point, high volatility) have made it a very much viable fuel source for combustion engines, which can even be modified to use both gasoline and alcohol indistinguishably, to the point that all cars in Brazil are even legally required to be able to run on at least E25 (25% alcohol and 75% gasoline).
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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane due to crops being used sugarcane, because using them for fuel instead of being used in addition to using them for food; food would obviously drive up their demand; and second, in order to run on alcohol, a whole series of engine modifications must be undertaken such as special fuel lines, injectors and alcohol-resistant seals, or ignition timing re-mapping.
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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane due to crops being used for fuel instead of being used for food; and second, in order to run on alcohol, the engine must be converted with special fuel lines, specially formulated seals that won't be dissolved by ethanol, special injectors and other parts.
And this is where fiction often falls flat at accurately portraying usage of ethanol fuel -- they are even capable of resorting to the caricaturesque depiction of pouring a bottle of liquor into your gasoline-only car.
Fiction has a habit of portraying alcohol, in particular [[GargleBlaster very strong and potent spirits]], as capable of being used to power internal combustion engines. Alcohol, especially drinks with high ethanol concentrations, are flammable liquids just like gasoline, so why shouldn't it work?
And this is where fiction often falls flat at accurately portraying usage of ethanol fuel -- they are even capable of resorting to the caricaturesque depiction of pouring a bottle of liquor into your gasoline-only car.
Fiction has a habit of portraying alcohol, in particular [[GargleBlaster very strong and potent spirits]], as capable of being used to power internal combustion engines. Alcohol, especially drinks with high ethanol concentrations, are flammable liquids just like gasoline, so why shouldn't it work?
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However, ethanol fuel still has issues and pitfalls that have prevented its worldwide adoption. First, because alcohol is usually produced by fermenting agricultural crops, there is a very real possibility that a widespread adoption of ethanol fuel might increase the price of staple foods such as potatoes, corn, wheat or sugarcane due to crops being used for fuel instead of being used for food; and second, in order to run on alcohol, the a whole series of engine modifications must be converted with undertaken such as special fuel lines, specially formulated seals that won't be dissolved by ethanol, special injectors and other parts.
alcohol-resistant seals, or ignition timing re-mapping.
And this is where fiction often falls flat at accurately portraying usage of ethanol fuel --they are even capable of resorting from {{Critical Research Failure}}s such as failing to the caricaturesque depiction of remember that running a gasoline-only car on ethanol fuel may corrode it internally and risk causing a catastrophic failure, to comically inaccurate depictions such as literally pouring a bottle of liquor whiskey into your gasoline-only car.
Fiction hasa habit of portraying alcohol, in particular [[GargleBlaster very strong car and potent spirits]], as capable of being used to power internal combustion engines. Alcohol, especially drinks with high ethanol concentrations, are flammable liquids just like gasoline, so why shouldn't having it work?
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Picture the situation: you need to drive but have no gasoline. Maybe you need to escape now but the tank is empty, maybe you're flying over the ocean but the engine is running low, or maybe you're just stuck in the middle of nowhere. In this situation, what do you do? Simple: turn to alcohol.
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* ''ComicBook/UncleScrooge'': A variant (in that it does not actually involve alcohol) occurs in "Chugwagon Derby" by Creator/CarlBanks. Scrooge and Donald are competing in a vintage car rally and Donald attempts to sabotage Scrooge's car by bribing a gas station attendant to fill Scrooge's tank with contents of a black barrel he points at, even though the attendant tells him that the barrel doesn't contain gasoline. After he fills the tank, Scrooge's car takes off like a rocket, including belching flames.
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* ''ComicBook/UncleScrooge'': A variant (in that it does not actually involve alcohol) occurs in "Chugwagon Derby" by Creator/CarlBanks.Creator/CarlBarks. Scrooge and Donald are competing in a vintage car rally and Donald attempts to sabotage Scrooge's car by bribing a gas station attendant to fill Scrooge's tank with contents of a black barrel he points at, even though the attendant tells him that the barrel doesn't contain gasoline. After he fills the tank, Scrooge's car takes off like a rocket, including belching flames.
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* ''ComicBook/UncleScrooge'': A variant (in that it does not actually involve alcohol) occurs in "Chugwagon Derby" by Creator/CarlBanks. Scrooge and Donald are competing in a vintage car rally and Donald attempts to sabotage Scrooge's car by bribing a gas station attendant to fill Scrooge's tank with contents of a black barrel he points at, even though the attendant tells him that the barrel doesn't contain gasoline. After he fills the tank, Scrooge's car takes off like a rocket, including belching flames.
-->'''Scrooge:''' Man! You must have fueled this car with '''T.N.T.!'''... But, then, these old crates will run on almost '''anything!'''\\
'''Attendant:''' I'll say! That one's running on '''weed spray!'''
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* ''ComicBook/UncleScrooge'': A variant (in that it does not actually involve alcohol) occurs in "Chugwagon Derby" by Creator/CarlBanks. Scrooge and Donald are competing in a vintage car rally and Donald attempts to sabotage Scrooge's car by bribing a gas station attendant to fill Scrooge's tank with contents of a black barrel he points at, even though the attendant tells him that the barrel doesn't contain gasoline. After he fills the tank, Scrooge's car takes off like a rocket, including belching flames.
-->'''Scrooge:''' Man! You must have fueled this car with '''T.N.T.!'''... But, then, these old crates will run on almost '''anything!'''\\
'''Attendant:''' I'll say! That one's running on '''weed spray!'''
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* Matt's [[TheAllegedCar alleged car]] in ''Series/LifeInPieces'' was so broken that the only thing that started it was tequila. [[spoiler: And by the end of the episode, it bursts into flame]].
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* Matt's [[TheAllegedCar alleged car]] in ''Series/LifeInPieces'' was episode "Interruptus Date Breast Movin'" is so broken that the only thing that started starts it was is tequila. [[spoiler: And by the end of the episode, it bursts into flame]].
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* Matt's [[TheAllegedCar alleged car]] in ''Series/LifeInPieces'' was so broken that the only thing that started it was tequila. [[spoiler: And by the end of the episode, it bursts into flame]].
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* Since 1976, Brazil has been using ethanol (from sugar cane) fueled cars alongside gasoline powered cars. Gas stations have multiple pumps for "Alcool" and "Gasolina"
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There is some TruthInTelevision to this. Some engines can run on ethanol, and it is possible to run some ordinary engines for a short while by burning high-potency alcohol. However, the concentrations of ethanol usually required to do any more are so high that it would make the liquor hazardous if not outright lethal for anyone who dares drink it. Even burning pure ethanol in an ordinary engine is nowhere near as efficient as gasoline, and will most likely end up damaging the machinery.
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There is some TruthInTelevision to this. Some engines can run on ethanol, and it is possible to run some ordinary engines for a short while by burning high-potency alcohol. However, the concentrations of ethanol usually required to do any more this are so high that it would make the liquor hazardous if not outright lethal for anyone who dares drink it. Even burning pure ethanol in an ordinary engine is nowhere near as efficient as gasoline, and will most likely end up damaging the machinery.
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* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'': Several episodes mention Uncle Jesse's old moonshine is capable of efficiently powering a car. It's specific to ''his'' recipe, though.
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* Series/OneThousandWaysToDie: Inverted. A fugitive tries to get drunk by drinking the gasoline from his motorcycle, [[RealityEnsues only to throw up]] on his campfire and burn himself to death.
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* Series/OneThousandWaysToDie: Inverted. A fugitive tries to get drunk by drinking the gasoline from his motorcycle, [[RealityEnsues only to throw up]] on his campfire and burn himself to death.
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A subtrope of ArtisticLicenseCars, ArtisticLicenseChemistry and ArtisticLicenseEngineering. Compare GasolineLastsForever, another trope involving last ditch efforts to get a car to run.
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A subtrope of ArtisticLicenseCars, ArtisticLicenseChemistry and ArtisticLicenseEngineering. Compare GasolineLastsForever, another trope involving last ditch efforts to get a car to run. Compare also BoozeFlamethrower.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': At the start of the episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E2RickmancingTheStone Rickmancing the Stone]]", Summer takes Rick's flask, takes a swig, and then spits it into the air intake manifold to give the vehicle a nitrous boost.
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* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'': Fluff of some ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles has them able to run on multiple fuel sources, from gasoline to kerosene to ethanol. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation This has no in-game effects]].
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Given that the word inflammable has a more figurative context and is usually used in reference to emotions, it seems more fitting for that adjective to be replaced with flammable, which has a connotation of more literal combustion. This also offers to reduce confusion among people who think that inflammable means "not flammable," since the in- prefix is also a very common negative. . Alternatively, the adjective volatile could be used to accompany or replace these adjectives, as it is this property of both gasoline and alcohol that would allow it to be used as a fuel in engines.
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Fiction has a habit of portraying alcohol, in particular [[GargleBlaster very strong and potent spirits]], as capable of being used to power internal combustion engines. Alcohol, especially drinks with high ethanol concentrations, are inflammable flammable liquids just like gasoline, so why shouldn't it work?
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* Played with in ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'' where the titular confectioner powers his "Wonkamobile" with carbonated soft drinks. It works, though the vehicle is very slow and pours gallons of foam onto the driver and passengers while in transit.
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* In the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode [[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E2RickmancingTheStone "Rickmancing the Stone"]], Summer takes a swig from Rick's flask and spits it directly into the air intake manifold to give their vehicle a quick boost.
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* Played with in ''Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory'' where the titular confectioner powers his "Wonkamobile" with carbonated soft drinks. It works, though the vehicle is very slow and pours gallons of foam onto the driver and passengers while in transit.
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* ''Film/DownPeriscope'': PlayedWith. At the climax, the Stingray's chief mechanic pours a bottle of whiskey inside of the (diesel) submarine's gas tank to thin the mixture and [[NitroBoost make the sub go faster]].
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* ''Film/DownPeriscope'': PlayedWith. At the climax, the Stingray's chief mechanic pours a bottle of whiskey inside of the (diesel) submarine's gas tank to thin the mixture and [[NitroBoost make the sub go faster]]. There's some TruthInTelevision, as alcohol possesses coolant and anti-detonation properties which, when added to the fuel mixture, allows some forms of combustion engines to be operated at higher than normal power levels.
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* War Emergency Power allowed engines in military aircraft (particularly during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII) to be run at higher power settings than the engine's maximum rated power. While this was accomplished via a number of methods, a common one was injecting a water-menthol blend into the fuel mixture. The alcohol was mainly used for its anti-detonation and coolant properties, allowing the engine to be operated at these higher settings with less risk to damaging vital components.
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* Many soviet military vehicles were specifically designed so that in emergencies they could run on low grade fuels (though not as efficiently) including [[VodkaDrunkenski Vodka]], including the Russian [[TankGoodness Tanks]]. Likewise many technical fluids used by the Soviet Army were ethyl alcohol-based. Generals accepting the inevitable that their soldiers would try to drink them ensured that mixtures used were safe to drink.
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* Many soviet military vehicles were specifically designed so that in emergencies they could run on low grade fuels (though not as efficiently) including [[VodkaDrunkenski Vodka]], including the Russian [[TankGoodness Tanks]]. Likewise many technical fluids used by the Soviet Army were ethyl alcohol-based. Generals accepting the inevitable [[VodkaDrunkenski that their soldiers would try to drink them them]] ensured that mixtures used were safe to drink.
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Picture the situation: you need to drive but have no gasoline. Maybe you need to escape now but the tank is empty, maybe you're flying over the ocean but the engine is running low, or maybe you're just stuck in the middle of nowhere. In this situation, what do you do? Simple: turn to alcohol.
Fiction has a habit of portraying alcohol, in particular [[GargleBlaster very strong and potent spirits]], as capable of being used to power internal combustion engines. Alcohol, especially drinks with high ethanol concentrations, are inflammable liquids just like gasoline, so why shouldn't it work?
Sometimes this is used as a gag about how ridiculously strong the liquor is. Another common gag is that the drink is so potent, using it as fuel actually causes the engine to run ''better'' (or at least faster) than it should be able to with regular fuel.
There is some TruthInTelevision to this. Some engines can run on ethanol, and it is possible to run some ordinary engines for a short while by burning high-potency alcohol. However, the concentrations of ethanol usually required to do any more are so high that it would make the liquor hazardous if not outright lethal for anyone who dares drink it. Even burning pure ethanol in an ordinary engine is nowhere near as efficient as gasoline, and will most likely end up damaging the machinery.
A subtrope of ArtisticLicenseCars, ArtisticLicenseChemistry and ArtisticLicenseEngineering. Compare GasolineLastsForever, another trope involving last ditch efforts to get a car to run.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'': Tintin and Captain Haddock are flying a sea plane through a thunderstorm, unfortunately they are almost out of fuel. In a last desperate gambit, Tintin suggests Haddock pour the medicinal spirits in the planes first aid kit into the fuel tank, hoping it will enable them to fly just a bit further and give them the opportunity to land. Unfortunately, [[TheAlcoholic Haddock]] had already drunk them. Inspired by Tintin's comment their running on fumes, he instead forces himself to belch into the tank, his breath already being established to be laced with booze. Sure enough it proves so potent it not just restarts the engine but causes it to catch fire.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'': PlayedWith. At the climax Luke's "[[HillbillyMoonshiner swamp juice]]" is used as to start Madame Medusa's swamp mobile (which previously wasn't getting any gas) so the heroes can escape with Penny.
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Subverted. Stuck in the old west with no gasoline to power the [=DeLorean=], Doc Brown and Marty attempt this using the strongest liquor they were able to get their hands on. However, all [[RealityEnsues it accomplishes is blowing out their engine]].
* ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'': Discussed. When the British scientists run out of fuel for their generator, one suggests using a bottle of scotch. The head scientist calls him mad for wanting to use a twelve year old scotch for fuel. He then reveals glasses suggesting they [[OneLastSmoke drink it instead]].
* ''[[Creator/HaroldLloyd Get Out & Get Under]]'': Exaggerated. Harold needs gas for his car when he sees a man shoot heroin in the corner. Striking an idea, Harold steals the needle and pours the drug into the car's tank. It not only starts the engine, but suddenly causes the car to speed off by itself, sending Harold on a wild out of control ride.
* ''[[Film/DrunkenMaster The Legend Of The Drunken Master]]'':
** Inverted. The climax of the film takes place at a metalworking factory, which has small containers of kerosene used to heat up the fires enough to melt steel. Against the FinalBoss, the hero UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung is seemingly outmatched... until he goes ahead and drinks the kerosene to activates his DrunkenMaster abilities.
** One (cut out) outtake of the epilogue had Wong suffering badly for that choice, because [[RealityEnsues drinking alcohol with ''that'' high a proof turned out to give him brain damage]].
* ''Film/DownPeriscope'': PlayedWith. At the climax, the Stingray's chief mechanic pours a bottle of whiskey inside of the (diesel) submarine's gas tank to thin the mixture and [[NitroBoost make the sub go faster]].
* ''Film/{{Lawless}}'': At one point, Jack and Forrest run out of gas, which they solve by emptying a jar of moonshine into the gas tank. This gets the car up and running.
* ''Film/{{Gamer}}'': In an particularly egregious example John "Kable" Tillman is a death row inmate who must escape from a televised death match against other inmates in which his actions are controlled remotely by a teenage "gamer" through nanites implanted in Tillman's brain. An organization called "Humanz" is pulling strings to aid Tillman in his escape, and have smuggled vodka into his prison for him to use as vehicle fuel. Prior to the match Tillman chugs the vodka to disrupt the nanites and his "gamer's" control over his actions. When combat begins Tillman makes a dash for an abandoned car park where he pukes the alcohol into a 1973 Chevrolet C20 Fleetside gas tank, urinates in the tank, hotwires the car, and speeds away.
* ''[[Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'': Early on, the bushplane's engine starts sputtering in midair. The pilot grabs a bottle of booze (to the passenger's horror) and proceeds to refuel the plane in flight.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/ArkII'': One episode has the Ark team encounter starving farmers, who seem capable of producing sufficient grains, namely wheat and corn. However, the local magnate, Lord Lesley, has his thugs terrorize the farmers, and seize their grain stores to synthesize the grain alcohol that powers their vehicles.
* ''Series/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'': In this 1989 miniseries starring Creator/PierceBrosnan and Creator/EricIdle, the heroes travel from France to Italy in a mini-airship called the Purple Cloud, but run out of fuel halfway and land somewhere in the Alps. Things look bleak until Fogg has the idea of pouring the Cloud's bottle of emergency brandy into the fuel tank. While Passepartout splutters in horror at the prospect of being stranded on an Alp without any brandy, the Cloud takes off again
* ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'': In one early episode Jed and Jethro want to go to town, only to discover their faithful truck is empty. Jed resorts to pouring Granny's [[HillbillyMoonshiner homemade hooch]] into the tank. Not only does it work, but its so potent that the truck literally shoots off like the rocket the second Jethro starts the engine.
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': One episode [[CloudCuckooLander Lewis]] and [[ManChild Oswald]] trying to create a beer-powered lawnmower as a promotion for Buzz Beer. All we see is it backfiring.
* ''Series/KnightRider'': Justified in one episode, Michael and KITT's MysteryOfTheWeek requires them to enter as racers in an alternative fuels competition. One of the competitors is a group of [[HillbillyMoonshiner Hillbilly Moonshiners]] who have converted their car to run on high-proof alcohol. [[TruthInTelevision Mechanically inclined moonshiners really do sometimes do this]].
* ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}'': The team tested this in "Moonshiner Myths". They concluded that it is possible for a short while, however, only with extremely high concentrations of ethanol (192 proof); likewise, burning ethanol isn't as efficient or good for the engine as regular fuel. A more detailed summary of the results can be found [[https://mythresults.com/moonshiner-myths here]].
* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'': In "Emily", the Avengers are attempting to transport a car to a forensics lab. When an irate farmer shoots at them, he punctures the fuel tank and all the petrol leaks out. Tasked with finding fuel, Purdey and Gambit locate a HillbillyMoonshiner. After knocking the moonshiner out, they take six gallons of his potent hooch (leaving cash behind to pay for it). They use this to fuel the car to get to their destination.
* Series/OneThousandWaysToDie: Inverted. A fugitive tries to get drunk by drinking the gasoline from his motorcycle, [[RealityEnsues only to throw up]] on his campfire and burn himself to death.
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[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/Cyberpunk2020'': Justified example: because of [[PostPeakOil energy crisis issues]], many vehicles in the setting utilize a blend of high-powered alcohol named CHOOH-2 as fuel.
* ''TabletopGame/Twilight2000'': In post-limited nuclear war Europe, many vehicles which used to run on gasoline have been altered so that they can use ethanol.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** Orks are an odd example - their vehicle fuel, while not especially high-grade, is genuinely made for that purpose. The Orks are just tough enough to drink the stuff anyway. ''ComicBook/DeffSkwadron'' even depicts Ork aircraft as having their fuel lines running through their cockpits, in case the pilot wants a quick drink mid-flight.
** The Imperial Guard's vehicles are designed to run on anything flammable, from [[https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Promethium fossil fuels and refined gas giant vapors]] to alcohols and even ''wood'' in some sources, as the [=STCs=] used to produce them were designed for use on self-sufficient colony worlds. In the 41st millennium that versatility allows the Imperial war machine to keep running in spite of the [[VastBureaucracy Administratum's]] literal tons of red tape.
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[[folder: Toys]]
* The [[http://www.railwaypages.com/index.php?tmp=2&id=27&p=4 Model Dockyard Locomotive]], a 1843 train toy, used a [[MyLittlePanzer real stram-powered engine]] fuelled with kerosene or, yes, alcohol.
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[[folder: Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': Inverted in one of Hyper Fangirl's vlogs, where she says her boyfriend [[TestosteronePoisoning Devil Boner]] drinks straight gasoline to get drunk.
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[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': All of the robots are fueled by alcohol which many of them, especially Bender, take advantage of to drink incredible proportions (cleaner alternatives like Mineral oil exist, but most prefer Beer). Without alcohol in their system, they would begin to act like a drunk person. Its a plot point in one episode, that them inefficiently burning alcohol is the reason the future still has problems with Global warming.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Whilst struggling with temporarily giving up alcohol in Season 4 episode "Duffless", Homer spot's Ralph Wiggum's science project of an alcohol fueled car. He immediately has an ImagineSpot of him pumping "fuel" into both his car and his mouth.
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[[folder: Real Life]]
* It's become increasingly common in many countries for gasoline to be blended with small percentages of ethanol, which is commonly called "gasohol". This lets oil companies stretch the non-renewable resource and sell gas more cheaply. However, it's not recommended to put more than 10% ethanol in any vehicle not marked as being Flex-Fuel, as ethanol attracts water and can corrode the plastics in older engines.
* UsefulNotes/IndyCar racecars used to run on pure methanol for safety reasons (it's much easier to put out a methanol fire than a gasoline fire). In the early 2000s, they were re-engineered to use either a methanol-ethanol blend or pure ethanol.
* Many soviet military vehicles were specifically designed so that in emergencies they could run on low grade fuels (though not as efficiently) including [[VodkaDrunkenski Vodka]], including the Russian [[TankGoodness Tanks]]. Likewise many technical fluids used by the Soviet Army were ethyl alcohol-based. Generals accepting the inevitable that their soldiers would try to drink them ensured that mixtures used were safe to drink.
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Fiction has a habit of portraying alcohol, in particular [[GargleBlaster very strong and potent spirits]], as capable of being used to power internal combustion engines. Alcohol, especially drinks with high ethanol concentrations, are inflammable liquids just like gasoline, so why shouldn't it work?
Sometimes this is used as a gag about how ridiculously strong the liquor is. Another common gag is that the drink is so potent, using it as fuel actually causes the engine to run ''better'' (or at least faster) than it should be able to with regular fuel.
There is some TruthInTelevision to this. Some engines can run on ethanol, and it is possible to run some ordinary engines for a short while by burning high-potency alcohol. However, the concentrations of ethanol usually required to do any more are so high that it would make the liquor hazardous if not outright lethal for anyone who dares drink it. Even burning pure ethanol in an ordinary engine is nowhere near as efficient as gasoline, and will most likely end up damaging the machinery.
A subtrope of ArtisticLicenseCars, ArtisticLicenseChemistry and ArtisticLicenseEngineering. Compare GasolineLastsForever, another trope involving last ditch efforts to get a car to run.
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!!Examples:
[[folder:Films - Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'': Tintin and Captain Haddock are flying a sea plane through a thunderstorm, unfortunately they are almost out of fuel. In a last desperate gambit, Tintin suggests Haddock pour the medicinal spirits in the planes first aid kit into the fuel tank, hoping it will enable them to fly just a bit further and give them the opportunity to land. Unfortunately, [[TheAlcoholic Haddock]] had already drunk them. Inspired by Tintin's comment their running on fumes, he instead forces himself to belch into the tank, his breath already being established to be laced with booze. Sure enough it proves so potent it not just restarts the engine but causes it to catch fire.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'': PlayedWith. At the climax Luke's "[[HillbillyMoonshiner swamp juice]]" is used as to start Madame Medusa's swamp mobile (which previously wasn't getting any gas) so the heroes can escape with Penny.
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[[folder:Films - Live-Action]]
* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'': Subverted. Stuck in the old west with no gasoline to power the [=DeLorean=], Doc Brown and Marty attempt this using the strongest liquor they were able to get their hands on. However, all [[RealityEnsues it accomplishes is blowing out their engine]].
* ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'': Discussed. When the British scientists run out of fuel for their generator, one suggests using a bottle of scotch. The head scientist calls him mad for wanting to use a twelve year old scotch for fuel. He then reveals glasses suggesting they [[OneLastSmoke drink it instead]].
* ''[[Creator/HaroldLloyd Get Out & Get Under]]'': Exaggerated. Harold needs gas for his car when he sees a man shoot heroin in the corner. Striking an idea, Harold steals the needle and pours the drug into the car's tank. It not only starts the engine, but suddenly causes the car to speed off by itself, sending Harold on a wild out of control ride.
* ''[[Film/DrunkenMaster The Legend Of The Drunken Master]]'':
** Inverted. The climax of the film takes place at a metalworking factory, which has small containers of kerosene used to heat up the fires enough to melt steel. Against the FinalBoss, the hero UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung is seemingly outmatched... until he goes ahead and drinks the kerosene to activates his DrunkenMaster abilities.
** One (cut out) outtake of the epilogue had Wong suffering badly for that choice, because [[RealityEnsues drinking alcohol with ''that'' high a proof turned out to give him brain damage]].
* ''Film/DownPeriscope'': PlayedWith. At the climax, the Stingray's chief mechanic pours a bottle of whiskey inside of the (diesel) submarine's gas tank to thin the mixture and [[NitroBoost make the sub go faster]].
* ''Film/{{Lawless}}'': At one point, Jack and Forrest run out of gas, which they solve by emptying a jar of moonshine into the gas tank. This gets the car up and running.
* ''Film/{{Gamer}}'': In an particularly egregious example John "Kable" Tillman is a death row inmate who must escape from a televised death match against other inmates in which his actions are controlled remotely by a teenage "gamer" through nanites implanted in Tillman's brain. An organization called "Humanz" is pulling strings to aid Tillman in his escape, and have smuggled vodka into his prison for him to use as vehicle fuel. Prior to the match Tillman chugs the vodka to disrupt the nanites and his "gamer's" control over his actions. When combat begins Tillman makes a dash for an abandoned car park where he pukes the alcohol into a 1973 Chevrolet C20 Fleetside gas tank, urinates in the tank, hotwires the car, and speeds away.
* ''[[Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy The Gods Must Be Crazy 2]]'': Early on, the bushplane's engine starts sputtering in midair. The pilot grabs a bottle of booze (to the passenger's horror) and proceeds to refuel the plane in flight.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/ArkII'': One episode has the Ark team encounter starving farmers, who seem capable of producing sufficient grains, namely wheat and corn. However, the local magnate, Lord Lesley, has his thugs terrorize the farmers, and seize their grain stores to synthesize the grain alcohol that powers their vehicles.
* ''Series/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'': In this 1989 miniseries starring Creator/PierceBrosnan and Creator/EricIdle, the heroes travel from France to Italy in a mini-airship called the Purple Cloud, but run out of fuel halfway and land somewhere in the Alps. Things look bleak until Fogg has the idea of pouring the Cloud's bottle of emergency brandy into the fuel tank. While Passepartout splutters in horror at the prospect of being stranded on an Alp without any brandy, the Cloud takes off again
* ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'': In one early episode Jed and Jethro want to go to town, only to discover their faithful truck is empty. Jed resorts to pouring Granny's [[HillbillyMoonshiner homemade hooch]] into the tank. Not only does it work, but its so potent that the truck literally shoots off like the rocket the second Jethro starts the engine.
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'': One episode [[CloudCuckooLander Lewis]] and [[ManChild Oswald]] trying to create a beer-powered lawnmower as a promotion for Buzz Beer. All we see is it backfiring.
* ''Series/KnightRider'': Justified in one episode, Michael and KITT's MysteryOfTheWeek requires them to enter as racers in an alternative fuels competition. One of the competitors is a group of [[HillbillyMoonshiner Hillbilly Moonshiners]] who have converted their car to run on high-proof alcohol. [[TruthInTelevision Mechanically inclined moonshiners really do sometimes do this]].
* ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}'': The team tested this in "Moonshiner Myths". They concluded that it is possible for a short while, however, only with extremely high concentrations of ethanol (192 proof); likewise, burning ethanol isn't as efficient or good for the engine as regular fuel. A more detailed summary of the results can be found [[https://mythresults.com/moonshiner-myths here]].
* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'': In "Emily", the Avengers are attempting to transport a car to a forensics lab. When an irate farmer shoots at them, he punctures the fuel tank and all the petrol leaks out. Tasked with finding fuel, Purdey and Gambit locate a HillbillyMoonshiner. After knocking the moonshiner out, they take six gallons of his potent hooch (leaving cash behind to pay for it). They use this to fuel the car to get to their destination.
* Series/OneThousandWaysToDie: Inverted. A fugitive tries to get drunk by drinking the gasoline from his motorcycle, [[RealityEnsues only to throw up]] on his campfire and burn himself to death.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/Cyberpunk2020'': Justified example: because of [[PostPeakOil energy crisis issues]], many vehicles in the setting utilize a blend of high-powered alcohol named CHOOH-2 as fuel.
* ''TabletopGame/Twilight2000'': In post-limited nuclear war Europe, many vehicles which used to run on gasoline have been altered so that they can use ethanol.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** Orks are an odd example - their vehicle fuel, while not especially high-grade, is genuinely made for that purpose. The Orks are just tough enough to drink the stuff anyway. ''ComicBook/DeffSkwadron'' even depicts Ork aircraft as having their fuel lines running through their cockpits, in case the pilot wants a quick drink mid-flight.
** The Imperial Guard's vehicles are designed to run on anything flammable, from [[https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Promethium fossil fuels and refined gas giant vapors]] to alcohols and even ''wood'' in some sources, as the [=STCs=] used to produce them were designed for use on self-sufficient colony worlds. In the 41st millennium that versatility allows the Imperial war machine to keep running in spite of the [[VastBureaucracy Administratum's]] literal tons of red tape.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Toys]]
* The [[http://www.railwaypages.com/index.php?tmp=2&id=27&p=4 Model Dockyard Locomotive]], a 1843 train toy, used a [[MyLittlePanzer real stram-powered engine]] fuelled with kerosene or, yes, alcohol.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': Inverted in one of Hyper Fangirl's vlogs, where she says her boyfriend [[TestosteronePoisoning Devil Boner]] drinks straight gasoline to get drunk.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': All of the robots are fueled by alcohol which many of them, especially Bender, take advantage of to drink incredible proportions (cleaner alternatives like Mineral oil exist, but most prefer Beer). Without alcohol in their system, they would begin to act like a drunk person. Its a plot point in one episode, that them inefficiently burning alcohol is the reason the future still has problems with Global warming.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Whilst struggling with temporarily giving up alcohol in Season 4 episode "Duffless", Homer spot's Ralph Wiggum's science project of an alcohol fueled car. He immediately has an ImagineSpot of him pumping "fuel" into both his car and his mouth.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Real Life]]
* It's become increasingly common in many countries for gasoline to be blended with small percentages of ethanol, which is commonly called "gasohol". This lets oil companies stretch the non-renewable resource and sell gas more cheaply. However, it's not recommended to put more than 10% ethanol in any vehicle not marked as being Flex-Fuel, as ethanol attracts water and can corrode the plastics in older engines.
* UsefulNotes/IndyCar racecars used to run on pure methanol for safety reasons (it's much easier to put out a methanol fire than a gasoline fire). In the early 2000s, they were re-engineered to use either a methanol-ethanol blend or pure ethanol.
* Many soviet military vehicles were specifically designed so that in emergencies they could run on low grade fuels (though not as efficiently) including [[VodkaDrunkenski Vodka]], including the Russian [[TankGoodness Tanks]]. Likewise many technical fluids used by the Soviet Army were ethyl alcohol-based. Generals accepting the inevitable that their soldiers would try to drink them ensured that mixtures used were safe to drink.
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