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Fungal Waste
This fungal waste product can be extremely deadly in some forms. Yet millions of people voluntarily ingest it everyday.
The fungi produce it as certain materials decompose. It is used by doctors, janitors, race car drivers and maybe even you.
What is it?
The fungi produce it as certain materials decompose. It is used by doctors, janitors, race car drivers and maybe even you.
What is it?
Hint
You can drink it.Answer
Alcohol.In some forms deadly and used as a disinfectant, cleaner or race car fuel. In other forms used perhaps by you in your cough syrup or dinner beverages. Just don't use too much.
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Too easy
Ethanol is produced by yeast, not bacteria.
good teaser!
and the two types of alcohol are produced in two different ways and are quite different. Try again.
Yeast is a FUNGI.
Wau, really interesting
I agree with the other comments, the fermentation of sugars to make alcohol is done by yeast - a fungus, not bacteria. There is a big difference between these two types of microorganisms.
There are loads of alcohols. Try saying ethanol.
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