What Makes Rubbing Alcohol Cold-Feeling?

[gypsymoth3]

the title is pretty much self-explanatory.

[friedo]

Alcohol evaporates very quickly, taking heat from your skin with it.

[silenus]

Evaporation. Alcohol evaporates readily at room temperature. This evaporation cools the skin, just like sweat is supposed to do.

[gypsymoth3]

that is interesting. hmm... God should've made us where we sweat rubbing alcohol instead of saline water then.

[gypsymoth3]

that is interesting. hmm... God should've made us where we sweat rubbing alcohol instead of saline water then.

[Phage]

Yeah, except then all of our cells would dessicate...

[Larry Mudd]

I've seen some fellas who appeared to be sweating rubbing alcohol. I didn't get the feeling that God had anything to do with it. :p

[Bryan Ekers]

Originally posted by Phage
Yeah, except then all of our cells would dessicate...

Plus winos would keep trying to lick us.