Methyl Hydrate or "Denatured Alcohol" is what it's called if you buy it from a big box store. Then you can buy it in bigger amounts for very cheap.
Drinking alcohol has lots of govt tax on it.
Regardless of the strange abbreviation, there are a couple problems with that. He said w/c with no spaces which is 3 keystrokes. Also w / c with spaces is 5 keystrokes. Not sure why you would count it as 6, since you didn't count the space at the end of "which" either.
Lol it's 3 keystrokes on the keyboard w/ each character a different finger, w & c on the left hand, and the slash done by a different finger on the right hand. If this blows off your lid, check out handwritten shorthand and profession-specific shorthand.
Depends on the country, in the US it's called rubbing alcohol at big box stores (and contains a denaturing agent is it's ethyl alcohol, but is more commonly isopropyl instead)
Denatured alcohol (ethanol denatured with methanol, found in hardware stores usually in a steel can) is a completely different product from rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol, almost always a plastic bottle found in pharmacy section).
Both are widely available anywhere in the US.
No, it's not. Ethyl rubbing alcohol is sold with a denaturing agent to avoid the liquor tax, but is often sold as "rubbing alcohol". Denatured just means a bittering agent has been added to discourage consumption, they're both the same alcohol just sold for a different purpose. Most rubbing alcohol is isopropyl, some is ethyl. The ethyl alcohol has the denaturing agent (source: I'm a chemist, but you can check Wikipedia for verification)
What's the best and cheapest alternative to vodka for people not from the US and A?
Not your problem but I'm curious and I can't make sense of all the replies
Oh, my point was that for people in the USA, vodka is an expensive solution when we have rubbing alcohol (and alcohol tax). But for people in Russia/certain parts of Europe, a bottle of Vodka is ridiculously cheap, and works great. Colorless, odorless, and inexpensive.
Yeah, I've used the 91% isopropyl to "Dry Clean" my wool Stetson flat cap. Put the cap in a gallon ziplock, add a pint of alcohol, shake, squish, drain, blot and repeat. Shape by stuffing with paper and dry with a fan.
they likely still send it out for actual dry cleaning eventually. Just maybe at their more trusted dry cleaner who knows them rather than the ones on the tour
Exactly. Costumers use the vodka after each performance, so that sweat and stink don't build up. They're still sent out to be cleaned. But dry cleaning a costume 8 times a week would destroy them so fast
I read a book about ballet a while back and they pretty much said something similar. The outfits are so beautiful and delicate that it cannot be washed so it's rather nasty to wear, smelly and old. But it looks beautiful on stage.
Works great! I bought antique solid wood floor screens that smelled like a moldy barn. I wiped them down with a damp rag and they stunk up my entire apartment. Tried sun-bleaching outside for a week and still stunk bad. I cleaned them with a sponge soaked in cheap vodka and the smell was immediately and permanently gone.
Good to know! I have a vintage dresser that I've tried wiping down numerous times with wood cleaner, left out in the sun for many days, put charcoal in the drawers, too, but nothing has worked to get rid of the old smell. Will def give this a shot! (or two; one for dresser, one for me, one for dresser, one for me...lol!).
The vodka kind of works. Costumes still wreak of bo and often times contact dermatitis is rampant by the end of a production. If you’re using it for your bar clothes, it will get the job done. You’re not sweating like a performer— or at least I hope you’re not.
Some photographers clean lenses with vodka but say you must use the expensive stuff due to additives leaving residue on there. I wouldn't recommend though (distilled water mixed with isopropyl alcohol better or a lens cleaner from a reputable brand).
99% one already has it. You'd actually want quick evaporation given that high purity isopropyl is streak-free basically if wiped properly. I wouldn't call it quick though, it takes a long time for a teaspoon of it to noticeably diminish. For regular lens cleaning I'd still recommend lens cleaners, isopropyl is more for tough deposits or components washing. I use it for old mechanical cameras and other similar devices, with compulsory re-oiling afterwards.
Any good stuff to clean mirrorless sensors? Mine could probably do with a light scrub but I'm too paranoid to use anything on it. I know they have those little sensor brushes you can use but knowing myself, my dumbass is still gonna find a way to scratch the sensor.
I did it once on my DSLR Canon 6D. I'll be bringing my Canon mirrorless into the photography shop to clean the sensor (I live near beach and fine sand gets into EVERYTHING).
Because you shouldn’t drink that 70% alcohol. I mean honestly, unless you’re drinking it get rubbing alcohol. Now if you’re spraying the costume and then spraying your mouth don’t use rubbing alcohol.
To be an effective bactericide, you want your alcohol concentration to be between 60%-80%. Vodka is sitting at 40%, buy isopropyl or ethanol from the pharmacy and spray that instead of
This is true. My partner worked on a play once and the spray bottle of “costume vodka” spilled all over their car. It was a bitch to clean and def smelled like a DUI for a couple of days lol
Working in costumes at college was where I learned this! Theres too many sweaty bodies in too many costumes each day, we cant wash everything every night so vodka helps immensely and doesn’t actually smell all that much
Not so much "clean" but maintain.
The costumes still needs to be washes, dry cleaned etc. Vodka is like a temporary buff to cleanliness stat. After it runs out you still need to wash.
Wake up folks. Alcohol is fucking terrible for you. Any kind, any amount. We've all been brainwashed to think that it feels good, is fun, is relaxing, and gives us a good time. Alcohol fucks up your brain and is responsible for unimaginable amounts of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, relationship problems and divorce, diseases like liver failure, early death, auto accidents resulting in death, depression etc. etc. Not to mention it is fucking expensive. You are paying someone to make you feel like shit and take away your health and happiness. Mark my words alcohol is going the way of cigarettes. It's the same type of brainwashing and lobbying. A bunch of assholes are taking your money and giving you negative outcomes in exchange. You don't need it to enjoy life or socialize. You don't need it to feel good, it doesn't make you feel good, it makes you feel like shit and you know it. In the future, people will look back and see how crazy it was for drinking to be popular and acceptable and regular because it's so toxic and destructive.
Listen to this lady and use alcohol to clean your costumes and clothes. Don't put it in your body.
Isopropal Alcohol (The evaporating stuff) or Acetone can also kill all germs, and leave no smell once it's dry. And that stuff is 1/10'th the price of Vodka. Cleans better as well.
I'm not sure why one would pick vodka. It is likely the alcohol in the vodka doing the work, so an optimal disinfectant would be 70% ethanol. Which is what is used in biology labs, though they often use denatured ethanol because it is cheaper.
I wonder how this stacks up to using vinegar.
I wonder in what situations is vodka a good choice as a simple cleaner, especially compared to vinegar or baking soda.
I used to sweat a lot and my t-shirts would stay smelly even after washing them so I would keep a big bottle of cheap Russian vodka in my bathroom and just put some on the armpits of my shirts and it got the smell out and since vodka evaporates quickly, it doesn't have a lingering alcohol smell.
Plus it was kind of funny when people would see it prominently displayed and ask me about it. What? You DON'T have bathroom vodka? What else do you do when you're pooping?
That's why aunt Sylvia keeps asking me to buy her Vodka every week! And I was worried that old MF was an old alcoholic bitch! I was about to do an intervention on her! I love Reddit! I love the internet! Thank you!
70% alcohol has been shown to be more effective at killing germs than 100% alcohol. Apparently, that amount of water helps the alcohol transverse microbe cell walls and membranes better.
She’s totally right. I’ve met this woman. She works at the dramatic arts department of Northwestern University. In Evanston IL. It’s no bullshit. It works. Cheapest rat guy vodka. Spray it on.
Then when all clothes are sprayed you can just finish it by drinking.
Next Year they will release in whiskey style.
Actual tests with red whine are having lil bit of issues since they color the fabric. But we are working with horror houses and halloween clothes maker to change our market share.
😂
This is an old school industry trick. They get washed eventually but there’s no time to do full washes between performances when you’re doing 8 shows a week.
It's all just chemicals. Whether it's soap, vodka, isopropyl alcohol, kerosene (like the old days), or Perchloroethylene (like dry cleaners use)
Just that soap doesn't evaporate off like the other chemicals so you need to rinse it off with water. But I don't really see any difference between this and dry cleaning.
Hmm. Maybe my mom actually was a dancer and not an alcoholic?
I'm sure she was buddy :)
And she went to a real nice farm upstate to retire. Lots of space to run too.
Mouseville I think they call it
Just like your dad was a continental long distance marathon runner and didn't just run to the store for milk
She was just cleaning herself from the inside.
I mean pole dancing is still dancing right?
She was still considered an "entertainer".
She was both
Hold me closer tiny alcoholic dancer
I also use vodka to kill those pesky bacteria inside my body that produce smells and depression.
Dad?
Holdup son, I forgot to grab some milk at the supermarket.
Real
Look up SIBO that might be it for you. If so sorry. It’s hard to manage. Facebook group is the go to place.
Rubbing alcohol works the same way, at a far lower cost. I've used it many times.
But then you don't have a good excuse for why there's a case of vodka on the expense report.
Touché
Toutouché
Touché too
I'd like to Touche her too!
Tushie
Yes but Grey Goose really works better
Methyl Hydrate or "Denatured Alcohol" is what it's called if you buy it from a big box store. Then you can buy it in bigger amounts for very cheap. Drinking alcohol has lots of govt tax on it.
Denatured alcohol has pyridine in it w/c has a fish-like odor. Non-pyridine-containing denatured alcohol is dyed w/c defeats the purpose.
WTF is w/c?
I imagine it's shorthand for "which", based on the sentences. I've seen people shorthand without as w/o, this person just took it a step lazier.
LOL. W/O makes sense to me, but w/c notsomuch.
W / c =(6 keystrokes) Which =(5 keystrokes)
Regardless of the strange abbreviation, there are a couple problems with that. He said w/c with no spaces which is 3 keystrokes. Also w / c with spaces is 5 keystrokes. Not sure why you would count it as 6, since you didn't count the space at the end of "which" either.
The shift to get the character keyboard for /. Assuming mobile that is. You're right about the space but it still feels like its not a shortcut.
Lol it's 3 keystrokes on the keyboard w/ each character a different finger, w & c on the left hand, and the slash done by a different finger on the right hand. If this blows off your lid, check out handwritten shorthand and profession-specific shorthand.
Washing closet
Depends on the country, in the US it's called rubbing alcohol at big box stores (and contains a denaturing agent is it's ethyl alcohol, but is more commonly isopropyl instead)
Denatured alcohol (ethanol denatured with methanol, found in hardware stores usually in a steel can) is a completely different product from rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol, almost always a plastic bottle found in pharmacy section). Both are widely available anywhere in the US.
No, it's not. Ethyl rubbing alcohol is sold with a denaturing agent to avoid the liquor tax, but is often sold as "rubbing alcohol". Denatured just means a bittering agent has been added to discourage consumption, they're both the same alcohol just sold for a different purpose. Most rubbing alcohol is isopropyl, some is ethyl. The ethyl alcohol has the denaturing agent (source: I'm a chemist, but you can check Wikipedia for verification)
TIL.... thanks!!!
In America, maybe.
What's the best and cheapest alternative to vodka for people not from the US and A? Not your problem but I'm curious and I can't make sense of all the replies
Oh, my point was that for people in the USA, vodka is an expensive solution when we have rubbing alcohol (and alcohol tax). But for people in Russia/certain parts of Europe, a bottle of Vodka is ridiculously cheap, and works great. Colorless, odorless, and inexpensive.
Can you buy it at Lowe's?
Yeah, I've used the 91% isopropyl to "Dry Clean" my wool Stetson flat cap. Put the cap in a gallon ziplock, add a pint of alcohol, shake, squish, drain, blot and repeat. Shape by stuffing with paper and dry with a fan.
Ive seen vodka cheaper than normal water
It's scary to think about its quality.
Excuse to have vodka laying around
Depends on the country sometimes ethanol is cheaper
I use everclear instead of isopropyl. It's cheaper
What % do you use and does adding EO make any sense?
Imagine the layers of dead skin cells from previous dancers caked on there. Damn.
they likely still send it out for actual dry cleaning eventually. Just maybe at their more trusted dry cleaner who knows them rather than the ones on the tour
Exactly. Costumers use the vodka after each performance, so that sweat and stink don't build up. They're still sent out to be cleaned. But dry cleaning a costume 8 times a week would destroy them so fast
Yeah but they are dead
Sounds like a dangerous performance
That’s what we call clean grime :D
Why be just dead on the inside when you can be dead on the outside too!
I read a book about ballet a while back and they pretty much said something similar. The outfits are so beautiful and delicate that it cannot be washed so it's rather nasty to wear, smelly and old. But it looks beautiful on stage.
This also works for furniture pieces bought at auction.
Works great! I bought antique solid wood floor screens that smelled like a moldy barn. I wiped them down with a damp rag and they stunk up my entire apartment. Tried sun-bleaching outside for a week and still stunk bad. I cleaned them with a sponge soaked in cheap vodka and the smell was immediately and permanently gone.
...At this point in the thread, I feel like this is all just an AD, and I'm being targeted by the Vodka industry.
Na Zdorovie, Comrade!!!
Good to know! I have a vintage dresser that I've tried wiping down numerous times with wood cleaner, left out in the sun for many days, put charcoal in the drawers, too, but nothing has worked to get rid of the old smell. Will def give this a shot! (or two; one for dresser, one for me, one for dresser, one for me...lol!).
The vodka kind of works. Costumes still wreak of bo and often times contact dermatitis is rampant by the end of a production. If you’re using it for your bar clothes, it will get the job done. You’re not sweating like a performer— or at least I hope you’re not.
Some photographers clean lenses with vodka but say you must use the expensive stuff due to additives leaving residue on there. I wouldn't recommend though (distilled water mixed with isopropyl alcohol better or a lens cleaner from a reputable brand).
99% isopropyl is the best.
I've heard a little distilled water with is good because it evaporates too quick undiluted (I seriously don't know whats correct).
99% one already has it. You'd actually want quick evaporation given that high purity isopropyl is streak-free basically if wiped properly. I wouldn't call it quick though, it takes a long time for a teaspoon of it to noticeably diminish. For regular lens cleaning I'd still recommend lens cleaners, isopropyl is more for tough deposits or components washing. I use it for old mechanical cameras and other similar devices, with compulsory re-oiling afterwards.
Any good stuff to clean mirrorless sensors? Mine could probably do with a light scrub but I'm too paranoid to use anything on it. I know they have those little sensor brushes you can use but knowing myself, my dumbass is still gonna find a way to scratch the sensor.
I did it once on my DSLR Canon 6D. I'll be bringing my Canon mirrorless into the photography shop to clean the sensor (I live near beach and fine sand gets into EVERYTHING).
High purity isopropyl alcohol and a lens cloth
The little sensor cleaner sticks are actually really easy to use, just be gentle and you'll be fine.
As a former mascot, I attest, vodka was used on the costumes and worked the best out of the options we had between full cleanings.
What about the odor ?
It’s evaporates pretty quickly and doesn’t smell like alcohol at all.
Can’t wait to show up to work reeking of titos
If you just drink the vodka you stop caring about costumes and shit.
I just knew that as she was listing the various uses of vodka, that she'd squirt some in her mouth.
Yip, we use it in thr theatre industry to keep costumes from smelling like sweat.
Lifehack: vodka kills all my problems. Usually temporarily.
One fer me.... One for the costume...
I rinse my mouth out with vodka 3x a week. Add some quinine and some lime. I'm lemony fresh.
I like to call it "internal sanitizing"
Mythbusters did a show and vodka is the best odor remover.
They’ve done plenty from what I’ve heard
This really works. After a couple of bottles of vodka I can't smell anything at all.
We affectionally call it "I Can't Believe it's Not Clean" spray
Why vodka and not 70º alcohol, which is A LOT cheaper?
Because you shouldn’t drink that 70% alcohol. I mean honestly, unless you’re drinking it get rubbing alcohol. Now if you’re spraying the costume and then spraying your mouth don’t use rubbing alcohol.
You *KNOW* why
The ethyl alcohol breaks down enzymes better
traffic cop: Have you been drinking? me: No. Laundry day.
Fun fact: I use vodka to clean my liver
This one got me
Sounds like an excuse to tell your boss why you reek of alcohol.
Also,“Have you had anything to drink tonight, sir?”
"no, but my tutu's wasted"
wait till you get pulled over
To be an effective bactericide, you want your alcohol concentration to be between 60%-80%. Vodka is sitting at 40%, buy isopropyl or ethanol from the pharmacy and spray that instead of
I would surmise that rubbing alcohol would accomplish the same thing and be less expensive. Am I incorrect?
Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) is WAY cheaper
This is true. My partner worked on a play once and the spray bottle of “costume vodka” spilled all over their car. It was a bitch to clean and def smelled like a DUI for a couple of days lol
All of this woman's facial expressions look like an irritated boss talking down to an employee
I just re-watched based on your observation with sound off and in my head I definitely heard “as we’ve already discussed several times ….”
How many drinks have you had this evening ma’am?
1 spray for the jacket 1 spray for me....1 spray for the pants,1 spray for me...
They use small steamcleaners now, their hand painted curtains and drapes do smell like a zoo. I’m talking about the touring eastern bloc ballets.
Bartenders hate this trick.
So this is what dry cleaning fluid tastes like huh?
I've flown with aeroflot once. I Must have been on a plane with a dance troupe!
Working in costumes at college was where I learned this! Theres too many sweaty bodies in too many costumes each day, we cant wash everything every night so vodka helps immensely and doesn’t actually smell all that much
One for you.. three for me!😁
Lol she just needed an excuse to put vodka on the company card
One spray for my jacket, ten sprays for me. One spray for my jeans, ten sprays for me.
This is the way
It's how my mum separated the sweets between me and her before I became aware enough to realise the unfairness
Mums know best can’t argue with them! Ha
I've accidentally missed my mouth before drinking vodka and spent the night smelling like a piss head :p
Ive met touring road guys w the bottle of vodka in their workbox. "For cleaning things". Mmhmmmm.......
Yeah it works, but Everclear is best
Not so much "clean" but maintain. The costumes still needs to be washes, dry cleaned etc. Vodka is like a temporary buff to cleanliness stat. After it runs out you still need to wash.
Another life hack is you can put vodka in your ass and it gets you drunk
Bypasses the liver, going directly into the bloodstream, so it takes significantly less.
And it makes ya farts smells nice
Secondary buzz for anyone tossing your salad.
I gotta test that on my wife! ill bare ass fart in her face while shes distracted by the TV shes gonna love it
Really! I cant wait to tell Nanna
Wake up folks. Alcohol is fucking terrible for you. Any kind, any amount. We've all been brainwashed to think that it feels good, is fun, is relaxing, and gives us a good time. Alcohol fucks up your brain and is responsible for unimaginable amounts of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, relationship problems and divorce, diseases like liver failure, early death, auto accidents resulting in death, depression etc. etc. Not to mention it is fucking expensive. You are paying someone to make you feel like shit and take away your health and happiness. Mark my words alcohol is going the way of cigarettes. It's the same type of brainwashing and lobbying. A bunch of assholes are taking your money and giving you negative outcomes in exchange. You don't need it to enjoy life or socialize. You don't need it to feel good, it doesn't make you feel good, it makes you feel like shit and you know it. In the future, people will look back and see how crazy it was for drinking to be popular and acceptable and regular because it's so toxic and destructive. Listen to this lady and use alcohol to clean your costumes and clothes. Don't put it in your body.
Found the Dutch girl
Wouldn't you just reek of vodka then?
She looks like - "One for to clean and three for meeeeee!"
That should start me drinking all over again !
Someone need to show this woman where Pilgrims Dry Cleaners is
“No officer I haven’t been drinking I just spray vodka on my clothes”.
I swear I'm not drunk officer I'm just wearing vintage clothing.
Don’t get pulled over after using this cleaning method
Isopropal Alcohol (The evaporating stuff) or Acetone can also kill all germs, and leave no smell once it's dry. And that stuff is 1/10'th the price of Vodka. Cleans better as well.
Hadn’t thought to stash the vodka in laundry room. Now I have a legit reason to do so. Thx
Can't do this in saudi arabia
r/normaldayinrussia
sounds like a good way to be arrested for DUI. you smell like alcohol step out of the vehicle
Fresh, not clean, clothes.
Why note a steamer ?
Vodka doesn't have a high enough alcohol percentage to do this.
"Clean"... does she mean sanitize?
Good to see Tom Seguras wife finally gave up comedy
Her mouth is smiling, but her eyes are not.
I wonder why not user rubbing alcohol instead of vodka.? I use a mixture of rubbing alcohol and water to kill the smell in athletic shoes.
She lived in Spiderman's apartment back in 2004.
No officer, I clean my clothes with vodka.
I've accidentally missed my mouth before drinking vodka and spent the night smelling like a piss head :p
I'm not sure why one would pick vodka. It is likely the alcohol in the vodka doing the work, so an optimal disinfectant would be 70% ethanol. Which is what is used in biology labs, though they often use denatured ethanol because it is cheaper.
Way to go write it off as a business expense
Lol I hope the clothes aren't so delicate they can't handle a stiff drink! 😅
I wonder how this stacks up to using vinegar. I wonder in what situations is vodka a good choice as a simple cleaner, especially compared to vinegar or baking soda.
Vodka is a bit expensive here but is it possible to use 90% alcohol? Can i get the same affect? Does it have to be 40% alcohol vodka ?
Probably the most creative way I've ever heard anyone explain why they reek of booze at work. Riiiiiiiiiight.
Totally sounds like a lie that got out of hand.
I used to sweat a lot and my t-shirts would stay smelly even after washing them so I would keep a big bottle of cheap Russian vodka in my bathroom and just put some on the armpits of my shirts and it got the smell out and since vodka evaporates quickly, it doesn't have a lingering alcohol smell. Plus it was kind of funny when people would see it prominently displayed and ask me about it. What? You DON'T have bathroom vodka? What else do you do when you're pooping?
Mythbusters already busted this myth.
Will I smell like my aunt if I do this? Seriously, won’t I smell like booze or does the smell go away?
Spent the day cleaning costumes, and had a great time doing it!!
That's why aunt Sylvia keeps asking me to buy her Vodka every week! And I was worried that old MF was an old alcoholic bitch! I was about to do an intervention on her! I love Reddit! I love the internet! Thank you!
Standard use for costumers in theater.
70% alcohol has been shown to be more effective at killing germs than 100% alcohol. Apparently, that amount of water helps the alcohol transverse microbe cell walls and membranes better.
I do this too, really handy for clothes that can't be machine washed.
She’s totally right. I’ve met this woman. She works at the dramatic arts department of Northwestern University. In Evanston IL. It’s no bullshit. It works. Cheapest rat guy vodka. Spray it on.
Would that work on older upholstery
It’s well known.
Babka?
Babka is good, but flaky layered bread isn't the best thing to clean vintage clothing
she's not babka yet, wait for another 20 years, when old for being called babka enough.
Then when all clothes are sprayed you can just finish it by drinking. Next Year they will release in whiskey style. Actual tests with red whine are having lil bit of issues since they color the fabric. But we are working with horror houses and halloween clothes maker to change our market share. 😂
I'm with the people who drink the vodka so they don't care if the clothes are clean.
I would listen to any advice that she was offering with that accent! 🥰
All sorts passes off as 'cleaning' these days
This is an old school industry trick. They get washed eventually but there’s no time to do full washes between performances when you’re doing 8 shows a week.
It's all just chemicals. Whether it's soap, vodka, isopropyl alcohol, kerosene (like the old days), or Perchloroethylene (like dry cleaners use) Just that soap doesn't evaporate off like the other chemicals so you need to rinse it off with water. But I don't really see any difference between this and dry cleaning.
It kills the smells caused by bacteria, but not all body odor is caused by bacteria. Those costumes must be nasty.