PhotonBoy
Flashlight Enthusiast
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_841109.html
"Dominic Simler, 30, discovered that by mixing spirits with pure oxygen, a cloudy alcohol vapour can be created which can be either snorted or inhaled.
He is marketing it as AWOL, or Alcohol With Out Liquid, and says it can be used to consume any spirit.
Mr Simler said: "AWOL has got to be the ultimate way to consume your favourite shot. The effect is unlike any experience to date. The vapour produces an instant 'high' with no hangover the next day."
This invention worries me, since I don't think most alcoholic beverages are meant to be inhaled. The stomach does a better job at filtering out junk than the lungs. It would likely be safer if pure ethanol were used.
That said, this might introduce new problems. Since the volume of inhaled alcohol is small, the hit will be fast, but will wear off quickly too. It will be more difficult (impossible?) to prove that someone was under the influence if they have an alcohol-induced driving accident using the gadget.
"Dominic Simler, 30, discovered that by mixing spirits with pure oxygen, a cloudy alcohol vapour can be created which can be either snorted or inhaled.
He is marketing it as AWOL, or Alcohol With Out Liquid, and says it can be used to consume any spirit.
Mr Simler said: "AWOL has got to be the ultimate way to consume your favourite shot. The effect is unlike any experience to date. The vapour produces an instant 'high' with no hangover the next day."
This invention worries me, since I don't think most alcoholic beverages are meant to be inhaled. The stomach does a better job at filtering out junk than the lungs. It would likely be safer if pure ethanol were used.
That said, this might introduce new problems. Since the volume of inhaled alcohol is small, the hit will be fast, but will wear off quickly too. It will be more difficult (impossible?) to prove that someone was under the influence if they have an alcohol-induced driving accident using the gadget.