Torpedo Juice

• Yesterday at 6:50 PM

• #1

Greg Boeser

2nd Lieutenant

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Jul 29, 2016

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Torpedo juice: The legendary, illegal WWII liquor drunk in Alaska and around the world

Named for the 180-proof ethyl alcohol that powered American torpedoes, the concoction was consumed throughout the Navy and beyond.

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• Yesterday at 7:46 PM

• #2

MiTasol

1st Lieutenant

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Sep 19, 2012

Aw flaming stralia

I knew a WW2 USAAF rescue boat crewman and they were required to flush the steering system regularly with pure ethanol. Needless to say the drained and refilled the system but never flushed it.

 

• Today at 3:37 AM

• #3

Snautzer01

Honourably banned

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Mar 26, 2007

Great name for a band.