Your Alcohol Achilles Heel

**Abdiel** · 08-01-2009, 08:08 AM

Molson Ice.

My Uncle thought it would be fun to get his sisters kid toasted the night before a fishing trip.

He did not, however, find it fun having to clean a five foot long (so I hear) projection of KFC, Molson Ice, and Southern Comfort from his hallway.

**TinFish** · 08-01-2009, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tom C

Not meaning to start trouble, but I've heard variants of this claim over the years ad nauseum. Personally, I don't believe it as it makes no scientific sense whatsoever. Why would only the alcohol be absorbed? And where is it absorbed to? Fruit may indeed by very porous (especially melon), but it's like a saturated sponge - there's no room for more liquid to be absorbed. If you dip a sponge or cloth into the punch, the entire mix of liquids will be absorbed - the alcohol won't magically separate from the punch and be soaked up. Nope. Not buyin' it.

I call BS on this one. Someone prove me wrong - please.

Ok, Ok, I'm sure you're absolutely right. I didn't say only the alcohol was absorbed by the fruit. Let me rephrase....the fruit absorbs the punch....at least that's how it tastes when you've eaten the fruit. I don't how much punch the fruit can hold above and beyond its own juices as I've conducted no such tests. I just went to the party and consumed the stuff.