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   Hi, Ardith Hinton! ->Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 16.02.2020 00:15   
      
    AK>> I heard that American whiskey contains as much alcohol as a   
    AK>> producer wants, up to 90%.   
      
    AH> Ah... I think I get the picture (pun alert!) now. The cartoon shows   
    AH> a scale of ninety degrees similar to what one might see on a   
      
   I probably should have sent the direct link to the picture.   
   https://i.ibb.co/7pPvmk1/degrees.jpg   
      
    AK>> For instance, the strength of pure alcohol is 90 degrees. Is it 90   
    AK>> %? Why 90%, not 100% if it is a pure substance?   
      
    AH> We have a bottle of isopropyl alcohol listed as 99% USP. It is used   
    AH> for de-icing frozen car door locks & dissolving glue from sticky   
    AH> labels we want to remove from book covers, e.g., without damaging   
    AH> them. Medical professionals often use it as an antiseptic. However,   
    AH> it's clearly labelled "POISON" & there may be different rules WRT   
    AH> the variety human beings tend to drink... [chuckle].   
      
   Of course it is poison, people drink ethyl alcohol.   
      
   Bye, Ardith!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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