A useful halachic note.
Apr. 8th, 2009 01:55 pmSo, fellow Jews: have you ever sat there and thought, "Well, but HOW could I burn my chametz? It's not like bread and Chereos are actually all that inflammable."
I had a brainstorm.
190 proof grain alcohol is chametz.
Okay, there's a possibility that it's only kitnyot, if it's made from corn. But still.
Soak a piece of bread in grain alcohol.
Burns like a charm. If there was a problem, it was that I had to use about a quart of water after the thing was charcoal just to make CERTAIN it was out. . .
I had a brainstorm.
190 proof grain alcohol is chametz.
Okay, there's a possibility that it's only kitnyot, if it's made from corn. But still.
Soak a piece of bread in grain alcohol.
Burns like a charm. If there was a problem, it was that I had to use about a quart of water after the thing was charcoal just to make CERTAIN it was out. . .