Comment Re:Following instructions? (Score 1) 190
it's just a polysaccharide with alcohol in it, the particular one they use can absorb 60% its weight in alcohol
So, how is this helpful for anything? If you want concentrated alcohol just do that. Sure, it's still liquid but it weighs 40% less than this powder and lightweight containment of liquids is a solved problem.
Sure, it might not taste good but reports are that the powder taste pretty bad too and involves otherwise unnecessary ingestion of questionable chemicals.
It looks to me like the only purpose is to make an end-run around liquor control laws. I'm sure the manufacturers banked on not paying the usual alcohol taxes either.