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Synthetic alcohol in the future
notexpert23
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This might save money if it's not addictive. Health more important I would say.
uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/hangover-free-booze-conjured-controversial-180000072.html
uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/hangover-free-booze-conjured-controversial-180000072.html
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A synthetic alternative to alcohol, rather than synthetic alcohol
Not sure it'll save money, would need to see pricing and its effects are much shorter than alcohol so potentially more expensive if you have to keep drinking rather than stop but maintain the effects.
The downside is that 50% of people that tried had no impact and even some of those that did said it was very mild impact (the inventor says its not cumulative so you cant keep drinking to get drunk).
As its purely functional... a way to get you a little buzz it seems almost more like a drug than alcohol as you're not going to get a 50 year old Malt or 1976 Wine version where the flavour more than the buzz is appreciated.0 -
DullGreyGuy said:A synthetic alternative to alcohol, rather than synthetic alcohol
Not sure it'll save money, would need to see pricing and its effects are much shorter than alcohol so potentially more expensive if you have to keep drinking rather than stop but maintain the effects.
The downside is that 50% of people that tried had no impact and even some of those that did said it was very mild impact (the inventor says its not cumulative so you cant keep drinking to get drunk).
As its purely functional... a way to get you a little buzz it seems almost more like a drug than alcohol as you're not going to get a 50 year old Malt or 1976 Wine version where the flavour more than the buzz is appreciated.
With that placebo effect in mind, one will have to tread carefully when it comes to analysing the effects of this synthetic alcohol alternative on human subjects. Those who believe it will induce a sense of mild intoxication are likely to believe they are experiencing a sense of mild intoxication after consumption; those who believe it will do nothing are likely to experience nothing at all. The first group may tune in to any physical effects and heighten them through concentrating; the second group are likely to consciously ignore any effects.1 -
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Ditzy_Mitzy said:
With that placebo effect in mind, one will have to tread carefully when it comes to analysing the effects of this synthetic alcohol alternative on human subjects. Those who believe it will induce a sense of mild intoxication are likely to believe they are experiencing a sense of mild intoxication after consumption; those who believe it will do nothing are likely to experience nothing at all. The first group may tune in to any physical effects and heighten them through concentrating; the second group are likely to consciously ignore any effects.0 -
DullGreyGuy said:Ditzy_Mitzy said:
With that placebo effect in mind, one will have to tread carefully when it comes to analysing the effects of this synthetic alcohol alternative on human subjects. Those who believe it will induce a sense of mild intoxication are likely to believe they are experiencing a sense of mild intoxication after consumption; those who believe it will do nothing are likely to experience nothing at all. The first group may tune in to any physical effects and heighten them through concentrating; the second group are likely to consciously ignore any effects.
The herbal one (Sentia) is very mild if it does anything at all.0 -
As I'm not a lab rat, I won't touch synthetic alcohol. I don't walk on nylon carpets, wear man-made fibres (except wet weather gear), eat artificial colours, flavourings and sweeteners..So why would I ?0
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MrsStepford said:As I'm not a lab rat, I won't touch synthetic alcohol. I don't walk on nylon carpets, wear man-made fibres (except wet weather gear), eat artificial colours, flavourings and sweeteners..So why would I ?
Just another new thing on the market being developed and you won't be a lab rat because it will be fully tested by time it is released.0 -
MrsStepford said:As I'm not a lab rat, I won't touch synthetic alcohol. I don't walk on nylon carpets, wear man-made fibres (except wet weather gear), eat artificial colours, flavourings and sweeteners..So why would I ?0
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Ditzy_Mitzy said:MrsStepford said:As I'm not a lab rat, I won't touch synthetic alcohol. I don't walk on nylon carpets, wear man-made fibres (except wet weather gear), eat artificial colours, flavourings and sweeteners..So why would I ?0
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They have synthohol in Startrek.1
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