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The difference is whether humans get ill or not.
by dlisboa 1y ago
The difference is whether humans get ill or not.
- charcircuit 1y agoPeople get ill from alcohol, yet it's called fermentation.
- algorias 1y agoNo, people get ill from excessive quantities of alcohol.
- literalAardvark 1y agoAcetaldehyde is always toxic, so no, they always get sick, just less sick.
- bobxmax 1y agoGetting drunk is literally poisoning yourself. Some humans just happen to enjoy the symptoms of said poison.
- accrual 1y agoKind of reminds me of dolphins taking turns chewing on pufferfish, apparently for fun/altered states. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to-use-toxic-pufferfish-to-get-high-180948219/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to-u...
- nitwit005 1y agoMost people aren't getting drunk every time they drink. Try wine and grape juice side by side. Baring truly awful wine, the wine will taste better (I suppose you could have awful grape juice too, but, you get the idea).
- bobxmax 1y agoSure, but if alcohol didn't get you drunk consumption would plummet 95%.
- OJFord 1y agoI wouldn't be so sure... I'm certain my own would increase. (Assuming 'get you drunk' means something like 'contain ethanol' i.e. no 'buzz' or whatever but also no adverse effect on liver, the next day, ...). If you want a cold drink that isn't sweet, your choices are pretty much alcohol, alcohol-free alternative, water.
- alisonatwork 1y agoTea and coffee don't have to be sweet either, and there are lots of cold versions of those.
- kranner 1y agoAlso plenty of traditional cold drinks that are savoury or can be savoury: doogh, ayran, lassi, jaljeera, buttermilk, kvass
- aziaziazi 1y agoI’ll add legumes juices : both raw, fresh blend or the water from a soup that you separate and put in a fridge. Those are delicious. Kvaas contain alcohol, doesn’t it?
- ljsprague 1y agoThe dose makes the poison.