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first off it takes way to long to make...secondly every time we've tried making any it tastes like shit. stealing it is easier

most likely they're lazy, they shop at 7-11's over WalMart's for the convenience (it's not their money afterall, it's their parents), plus how cool are they going to look in front of their friends doing God honest labor? Kids don't respect much in this world, but being lazy is one thing they treasure the most. heaven forbid you take the one thing away that makes them happy.

Hmm...I never was ambitious enough to make my own alcohol when I was a teenager.

I always just pulled a ' hey mister' and got it.

But then again...I have tits, so alcohol is not hard to come by, even at 16.

It is actually that easy to make, and not poisonous.
I've seen documentaries of cultures wild in the bush making beer in filthy clay pots and basins. Seemed like they were all ok. There bread beer and pruno too. Or the favorite of deployed soldiers and prisoners--hand sanitizer.

"For novelty purposes, I imagine that you could just...." empty a couple of 2-oz bottles into a cup; add a packet of MRE salt and stir. The salt will separate the glycerin from the 62% ethanol (180 proof). Has a strong lemony vodka smell "...from what I've heard, but I wouldn't condone this...."

Ummm...cause it tastes like crap and takes too long to make?