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Vodka is white? I thought it was transparent. (I've only ever seen the drink on TV, so I really don't know.)

• mseebach 13y ago
  It is transparent, and so is "white coke".
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• panacea 13y ago
  'White coke' was transparent coke. 'Black' coke is transparent too (hold it up to the light). You've never seen vodka in person?
  • billpg 13y ago
    Its a cultural thing I guess. I don't drink alcohol, but I hang about with people who do. I don't recall my friends ever drinking vodka. I'm a little bothered by this use of the word "white" for something colour-less. If you tell me that a liquid is "white", I'm going to think it would look like a glass of milk before I think of a glass of water. I read "White coke" and I thought of a carbonated milky looking drink.
    • dfc 13y ago
      In that case "white people" and/or "black people" must drive you nuts.
      • billpg 13y ago
        What would drive me nuts was if 'The Invisible Man' was instead called 'The White Man'.
    • samatman 13y ago
      Chemists use the term 'water-white' for just this reason.
• bcaulf 13y ago
  White rum is the name for clear rum. I suppose in a beverage context white just means colorless.