Alcohol Comparison - Methanol vs Ethanol vs Isopropanol

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Which alcohol burns better, faster, brighter? I'm comparing methanol, ethanol (grain alcohol) and isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) to see which has a faster rate of combustion, which burns brighter and which is the best choice for an alcohol stove. A good look at the difference between ethanol and methanol and isopropyl alcohol and a good time with methanol fire, ethanol fire and isopropanol fire! Loads of good information and a great comparison of methanol vs ethanol vs isopropyl alcohol! Thanks for watching!
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@timmytexlonghorns2206 4 жыл бұрын

When your trying to learn about fuel and accidentally find a pyromaniac

@highguardian13 3 жыл бұрын

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@392redienhcs 2 жыл бұрын

This video actually saved my family. Thank you very much! We bought ethyl alcohol from an online supplier and the container was properly labeled and it was cheap so I tested it and the flame was as blue as the ocean. No laughing matter as I know someone who went permanently blind from methanol poisoning after continuous use of 'rubbing alcohol' that he thought was safe.

@392redienhcs 2 жыл бұрын

This happened middle of 2020 when the pandemic was in full swing.

@topscarr2k993 2 жыл бұрын

How did that happen?

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Usually if any methanol has been added to ethanol, it is labeled as “denatured alcohol” indicating the presence of methanol or other stabilizers. This kind of fuel should not be used for any consumption or for cooking over. Pure ethanol is a better option! So glad this video helped!! Thanks for watching!

@jamesthomas8481 2 жыл бұрын

Yo like I do my own distilling and the higher the proof of ethonal the more blue the flame is. And methanol makes a yellowish flame. Much more carbon and nasty components that are poisonous

@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN Жыл бұрын

@@jamesthomas8481 The proof matters. If you add water to ethanol lowering the proof, the flame goes more blue believe it or not. Is your alcohol lower than 190 proof? I have food grade/un-denatured alcohol for tincture making, it's 190% proof (95% alcohol by volume) it burns with blue and yellow flames like in the video, lots of yellow when the lights are out. I dilute it for tinctures of-course...it's grain alcohol.

@highguardian13 3 жыл бұрын

I was trying to find out which one of those alcohols evaporated quicker but instead found this channel. I’m not complaining because it seems like I just found an amazing channel. Very underrated. Hope to see you grow in the future onto the spotlight you deserve!

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate the support!!

@markkasiraja3223 4 жыл бұрын

Just skip to 2.35 and watch till bout 6.15. Or from 4.45 - 6.15 for a more abbreviated version that still gets you the answer. Incredible that he was able to add enough fluff to make a 10 min video out of this.

@z.s.7761 3 жыл бұрын

Please make a video with doing a flame test with different types of hand sanitizers. They put methanol in some sanitizers labeled as ethanol. Some sanitizers are also just labeled as 'alcohol.'

@Lunarpollo5622 3 жыл бұрын

Idk why but the intro got me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@flip2724 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@coladict 2 жыл бұрын

Because I now know the brightness means more soot particles glowing while they're being released, that means isopropanol would leave the most soot at bottom of your kettle, and methanol would leave the least. Maybe that's why the "alcohol for burning" (as labeled) that I have here at home is methanol. Though I use it exclusively to clean sticky things.

@3yearshardcore1 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Subbed. Interesting stuff, excellent content delivery.

@ArmchairRamb0 9 ай бұрын

Definitely subbing, this channel is a good idea.

@sujeewa66utube 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please list the materials used and the method

@buckJuddson Жыл бұрын

Could I use isopropyl alcohol in my indoor ethanol fireplace?

@sabatinuswahyu 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I found a lot of liquor from various brands and the price is very cheap. i.e $17 for Blck Lbl. So how to distinguish ethanol and methanol from liquour?

@jomiongoo 3 жыл бұрын

So ethanol can be used for fireplace inserts?

@Resonanttheme Жыл бұрын

Where did you buy 200 proof grain alcohol?

@shavigautam9398 2 жыл бұрын

I love chemistry from childhood and getting into a lab with a genius chemist and trying out experiments is really on my bucket list🤓

@andrew2477 2 жыл бұрын

Anybody know the name of the song that played in this video? The first song?

@137bob3d 4 жыл бұрын

the fire aspect of alcohols is interesting. another aspect to learn more about is how they compare in being distilled. especially given there is usually some water in the mix. for many chemistry experiments alcohol is used to dissolve some material. like a certain plant. now legal to grow in more states than ever before. and later , after some reflux, and filtering the alcohol, the filtrate can be distilled to recover the solvent and re-cycle it. plan on paying 20-25 dollars a liter for ethanol or methanol. costly . so its sensible to learn how to recover the stuff for re-use. have you covered this topic already ? let us know so we all won't have to search

@jamesthomas8481 2 жыл бұрын

I do my own distilling and I never get that yellow flame in my 70% ethonal...always a blue solid flame

@billysgeo 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video man. Seems like an interesting channel too (but try and shorten the intro a bit!)

@marklawrence343 4 жыл бұрын

Love your video man. Very good lesson too.

@Ra-zor 11 ай бұрын

Should have mentioned the btu value for the amounts burned? did the Methanol produce more or less btu even though it burned for a shorter period of time?.

@nightmarerex2035 Жыл бұрын

i ofcourse wouldent like to try it but really curius dose the "Drunk" vary from diffrent alcohals? like the "high" from synthetic cannabis similer but also diffrent how dose the effect of other alcohals have on the "Drunk" before poisioning or death?

@Ketch22k Жыл бұрын

How does a gel situation change this? Trapping the vaper? What's the longest burning gel? Not for light but heating quicking but longer? The rate of little oxygen enough to burn but w/ burn of the fuel? + the environment around it. Does that not matter?

@peggychristman5878 Жыл бұрын

Dear Science Pirate, Do to circumstances out of my immediate control I am van living in Grand Rapids, MI and need to know how to build an inexpensive, safe can heater/ stove. Do you have such a video?

@RichardsWorld 4 жыл бұрын

Comparing it to acetone would be interesting.

@kamsiosuachalla Жыл бұрын

Your video just taught me a lot

@sledger2066 21 күн бұрын

Would denatured be good for a distillation setup

@anupam9874 2 жыл бұрын

What is best zippo fule alternative 🤔?

@abubakerabubaker6320 4 жыл бұрын

Is methanol used for disinfecting?

@inventor1963 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I’m building a gasifier for our community for heating, hot water, steam, running generators and making storable syngas using waste wood and trash. This link shows the lower.

@kamranki 4 жыл бұрын

Good video but I felt the background music was too loud.

@chessguru900 4 жыл бұрын

which one evaporates faster?

@saikatmauser 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, just curious, can we use commercially available isopropyl alcohol in zippo lighters?

@TheSciencePirate 4 жыл бұрын

Isopropyl alcohol is too volatile and would be a disappointment as zippo fuel. :(

@shane6500 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, great work. Since the stone age man has loved fire.

@edreiss2795 3 жыл бұрын

why not see what temperature it burns at? You only look at burn time.

@insaneTrout 3 жыл бұрын

Sooo if I wanted to use one in a performance vehicle for an intake injection setup to bring down intake air temps which will give the biggest atmospheric temp drop in the intake? And for a forced induction setup would it be better to inject pre intercooler or post intercooler?

@mihaiilie8808 3 жыл бұрын

Methanol and water injection its used for that.

@saganworshipper6062 2 жыл бұрын

@@mihaiilie8808 Yea, and if you've ever been anywhere near a car that runs on Methanol it burns your eyes like crazy.

@abo2942 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ya man . Please we some videos for what's to making that three cohol. We want knowed what's the different for contacting.

@HedlessHorsman 4 жыл бұрын

So with ethanol not giving off toxic byproducts, is it safe to say you can cook directly over an ethyl flame? I realize how that sounds.. but just wanted to make sure before I take my 95% grain alcohol camping.

@collander7766 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is a bit late but for anybody out there wondering this, yes, ethanol is safe. I used to take isopropyl camping to use on my alcohol stove, but the smell of the fumes made it clear that I needed to keep the lid on my pot at all times. Ethanol burns much cleaner and you can tell there’s not a bunch of extra soot and unburnt residue

@FireFox64000000 4 жыл бұрын

So, which one(s) would be safe to use for disinfecting my hands? I know isopropyl alcohol should work just fine for that but I can't find how to make that online quite as easily as I can find methanol and ethanol.

@TheSciencePirate 4 жыл бұрын

Ethanol is the main ingredient in the vast majority of commercially available hand sanitizers!

@FireFox64000000 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSciencePirate Awesome thank you!

@rebeccapq1725 4 жыл бұрын

According to hand sanitizer recalls recently, methanol is toxic as hell. Seizures, coma, blindness, death. Dont use that

@bitTorrenter 4 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccapq1725 The risks are mainly associated with consumption. A little in hand sanitiser (3-6%) isn't going to kill you. It's in it to deter you from drinking it.

@jayamplayo1630 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, i would like to ask, is there a more correct way and easier to test for methanol content in liquor?

@blackilluzionz 4 жыл бұрын

Jay Amplayo liquor meant for human consumption should have no methanol as methanol is toxic

@SergeantExtreme 3 жыл бұрын

@@blackilluzionz That's probably why he wants to test for it.

@platonbelyalov8267 2 жыл бұрын

@@blackilluzionz it could make you blind or cause permanent facial paralysis or death 💀

@germanguy4357 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact most of the alcohol actually have the same drunk effect on your brain, the difference is that almost all of the alcohol would kill you before you even get drunk

@KB-re4ku 3 жыл бұрын

What amount of fuel did you use in the timed comparison? Thanks

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was 5 mL of each alcohol for the timed test.

@ashishdubey3342 4 жыл бұрын

Best effective hand sanitizer isopropyl 75% based or ethanol 80% based. And if same Alcohol content then which is best.

@saganworshipper6062 3 жыл бұрын

@The Science Pirate Hi, new to the channel. Just subscribed. Question. I know some people burn Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel in their kerosene heaters but in order to make it work they have to add some sort of additive and they also add Isopropyl Alcohol. Supposedly it keeps the wick from getting clogged up, makes it burn hotter, and keeps the smell down. I don't know how true any of that is but there's a bunch of videos on YT of ppl burning ULSD in their kerosene heaters because it is much cheaper to buy than 1K kerosene. Anyways, I have a kerosene heater but I don't burn diesel in it, I just use straight 1K kerosene. However, I was wondering, is it ok to add alcohol to kerosene? Would there be a similar benefit of keeping your wick cleaner and/or make it smell less, or burn hotter etc? If so, which alcohol would be best suited for this purpose and how much alcohol would you add to a gallon of kerosene? It's ok if you have no idea what I'm talking about lol. Thanks!

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could provide better insight for you, but I have very little experience with kerosene heaters. My father-in-law burns diesel in his, but he doesn’t add anything to the diesel. I think his heater is rated for either type of fuel. Maybe someone else can provide some better knowledge?!

@saganworshipper6062 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSciencePirate No worries, I found a great site (although I don't have it bookmarked on this laptop) that goes into great depth explaining all things kerosene heater related. In the end, I wound up finding a place that sells kerosene for about the same price as the low sulfur diesel. Unrelated, are you an actual chemist? I mean like academically speaking, do you have a chemistry degree? I tried asking a question to the guy that runs the "Chemical Force" KZfaq channel but didn't get a reply. Had a question about "SIO2 ceramic" coatings for automobiles which is like the newest craze for "waxing" your car. If you're not familiar it is basically a clear liquid that you apply in a similar way as traditional paste type wax but it lasts in some cases years as opposed to the old carnuba type wax that only lasts for maybe a few months at most.

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

I do have a master’s degree in chemistry education! The SiO2 waxes form a ceramic-like coating instead of a waxy coating. The silicates (or silicon dioxide) forms a strong coating that is extremely protective!

@GenX...MCMLXV Жыл бұрын

@@TheSciencePirate he meant to say thank you.........

@ErikAdalbertvanNagel 5 жыл бұрын

he's the white Morgan Freeman

@edreiss2795 3 жыл бұрын

how do you test methanol and ethanol content in beer? I am a little curious as to why they call this covid-19 The coronavirus? Maybe there is too much ethanol or methanol in the beer and the f.d.a. does not regulate what we are legally allowed to put into our body????

@bruha321 2 жыл бұрын

is methanol safe to burn indoors? I want to use it for ventless fireplace instead of ethanol.

@SoxyBoxy Жыл бұрын

Great question Ingace recently purchased 20 litres and intend on doing just that. It's dangerous if inhaled a vapour or ingested or absorbed through skin as it acidifies the blood. However if burning properly apparently leaves C02 and Water vapour with a few other mi or by products. As long as it's burned and not left to evaporate I'd say my research shows it safe...

@user-lv8vn8kq8r 3 жыл бұрын

The fire looks like a silhouette of a person dancing. I think its pretty

@flip2724 3 жыл бұрын

I can see that

@surendersingal2192 4 күн бұрын

Great comparison demo sir. However ethanol is used as fuel n it burns as Luminous. But it is considered safe for drinking as opposed to methanol . Little confusing jussojuan

@mortneff438 Жыл бұрын

Watched to consider a fireplace insert fuel. By the way. Can you add in safety note on denatured versus what is safe to drink? I can smell residual from everclear burning and hope it is safe in a large room? Maybe add in a specific review of fireplace inserts. I'd tired of stinking wood.

@malcolmcliff-du8qp 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks... I just made a home whisky and it smelt funny but after watching this and running all the tests as well as other tests it seems I'm safe its just the flavour of the grains I used... Also this video explains why people prefer using ethanol for cannabis extracts rather than using isopropyl 🤷🏻‍♂️

@knoblauchwarrenwk Жыл бұрын

You need to distill and reve the first 5% of distillate as a small amount of methanol is present in wines, beers, whiskies. Otherwise a harmful amount of methanol is present. Go to tech ingredients channel to explain further.

@siopaoman37 4 жыл бұрын

AWESOME!!!

@imslavigne 4 жыл бұрын

what your suggest for alternative zippo fluid sir.. methanol, ethanol, or maybe wash benzene

@HedlessHorsman 4 жыл бұрын

Gasoline, google it 👍

@old8235 3 жыл бұрын

Methanol is coleman stove fuel, same as ronsonol Zippo friendly

@TheSciencePirate 3 жыл бұрын

Yikes! You’re getting some bad info here... methanol is NOT Coleman stove fuel, although that fuel does contain a small amount of methanol. Definitely don’t use benzene as it is very carcinogenic. Ethanol is also a poor choice for zippo fuel. The Coleman stove fuel might be the best alternative mentioned here, but I’d just stick to zippo fuel!!

@Mixwell1983 6 ай бұрын

Made a tin can infrared heater courtesy of Robert Murray-Smiths channel and currently all I can get for alcohol fuels is 91% rubbing alcohol. I have a gallon of methanol on order and I'm hoping it burns slower. At half of a normal tim can full of rubbing alcohol i am getting 40 mins burn time, in his video he claims less than 1/4 filled can of methanol will burn for 1 1/2 hours so here I am trying to see if methanol does burn that much slower and if soo that would help me from redilling my heater every 45 mins or so.

@AwfulGen 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to create a handheld torch using alcohol. Would I have different results using 70%, 91%, 100% rubbing alcohol?

@t.k.326 3 жыл бұрын

70% will evaporate more quickly.

@TheSciencePirate 3 жыл бұрын

Actually 100% would evaporate more quickly. The more water it contains, the slower it’s evaporation rate.

@t.k.326 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSciencePirate Oh yeah. I got it messed up somehow.

@netyr4554 3 жыл бұрын

Torch as in blow torch? Historically self pressurising ones used petrol (gasoline, benzin) or methylated spirit (ethanol, spiritus). I would choose methylated spirit over petrol for safety, it is less volatile.

@markoramius69 7 ай бұрын

In your experience, what would be the most balanced alcohol between heating power, cleanliness and efficiency to use in mountain stoves that use liquid fuel? I have read that the colder the color of the flame, the more heat it offers. Thank you so much.

@Kabsbub 6 ай бұрын

Yes, the more blue the flame the cleaner the burn. I have found that at room temperature, 80% ethanol is the best. Ethanol evaporates with the water, and the water limits how fast it evaporates. If you use 95% ethanol, the ethanol will evaporate too fast and you will end up with a rich air/fuel mixture (and give you a yellow flame) and if it is too lean (50% ethanol) you would have a clean flame (blue) but it'd be difficult igniting it and a lot of the ethanol would stay trapped in the liquid. Therefore the best composition is highly dependent on temperature - if you go to a higher elevation I would consider 95% ethanol. Do not use 100% ethanol, these are potentially more dangerous (and expensive).

@petemacon2365 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos, Which alcohol would I burn to produce the most carbon dioxode?

@badressam473 3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me how much is the volume in the test

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was 5mL

@henrym.5884 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing knowledge about alcohol.

@fatemehaghapoursk3678 4 жыл бұрын

Can i defer methanol from ethanol based on ther flame color?

@arnaldogonzalez1 4 жыл бұрын

This is what I want to figure out. From the looks of it ethanol is more luminous vs mehtanol.

@aidanr9452 4 жыл бұрын

Defer is not the same as differentiate

@fendysusanto876 4 жыл бұрын

Nope

@mauriciohuaman9688 4 жыл бұрын

Using boric acid

@TheNinth1der 2 жыл бұрын

Two questions from the nosebleed seats here. 1) Pretty simple: if I wanted to use a lantern mantle on an alcohol reservoir (stove) to make an area light, which should I use? The mantle should increase combustion toward complete by providing a superheated surface, but is that the whole story? Heat of combustion 5.8, 6.4, 8.0 kcal/kg. Flash points 12, 12.5, 11.7 C, autoignition 464, 363, 399 C. The raw data says IPA for max light. Safety factor of Ethanol starts to play. But the nearly complete combustion in open air makes methanol very attractive since the mantle irradiates visible light as long as it gets hot enough. But with a pressurized carburator IPA jumps back to the lead. SO, you have the parameters of the experiment---- GO! 2) Turbocharged internal combustion engine using alcohol injection as post intercooler charge air cooler: which alcohol and what ABV to use for best performance in gasoline carburetor (blow through), gasoline MPI, gasoline DI, diesel. Hopefully I just started a flame war (pun intended), and I can sit here an watch.

@ifell3 Жыл бұрын

Oh subbed!!

@ultramagnus500 2 жыл бұрын

What alcohol is the best for fuel? Isopropyl or ethanol?

@Burgerboy118 4 ай бұрын

i watched a video on how bio diesel is made,they used methanol

@duma7071 4 жыл бұрын

There is a restaurant that uses these rocks that they would just light in fire and it burns itself until it gets smaller in size and burn out. Does anyone know what these rocks are called? PLEASE HELP!!

@davidbaker2060 3 жыл бұрын

Colour of the rocks and flame?

@duma7071 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidbaker2060flames are mostly light purple i believe. Maybe some yellow and orange too. I cant remember😓 Rocks are clear white 4 sure.

@garrett6064 2 жыл бұрын

Think I'll subscribe and see what comes next.

@Kabsbub 6 ай бұрын

Something people need to be aware of - flame color alone cannot differentiate between the alcohols, there are more factors that need to be taken into account. Just because it was blue does not immediately indicate it is methanol. For example, 50% ethanol burns with a blue flame at room temperature. Heat the liquid and it will burn with an orange flame. The airflow of the container will also change how visible/invisible the flame is depending on the air/fuel ratio. I don't disagree with anything in the video and you offer a great comparison but I feel like people are extrapolating the wrong conclusions from the video.

@drdiegogarcia21 3 жыл бұрын

help!! Can you differentiate between the types of alcohol based on the smell of the liquid?? and how accurate is finding what kind of alcohol is by its flame color ??

@michaeljames3393 2 жыл бұрын

I am not entirely convinced here, methanol burns yellow, ethanol burns clear.. but does react with the atmosphere, so will have a yellow tinge on the outside. Your ethanol burned yellow?

@kazikoni379 4 жыл бұрын

nice, thx!

@practicalguy973 2 жыл бұрын

Burn time and flame size is invalid testing when comparing these fuels if you don't state the fuel percentages.

@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN Жыл бұрын

Good show 👍

@ManGunSong6 3 жыл бұрын

If the color of the flame is almost blue, 95% blue, can you tell me what kind of alcohol I just burned?

@TheSciencePirate 2 жыл бұрын

Most likely methanol

@lirg123 2 жыл бұрын

i thought that ethanol flames was more transparent and methanol was more yellow.

@chrisklest1238 9 ай бұрын

I just found out that windshield washer fluid has methanol in it, and it being pretty toxic, I thought I would look into making my own fluid. I would prefer to use ethanol, but I would be way overpaying due to the extra tax.

@CICADA2059 4 ай бұрын

So is it safe to drink dilute ethanol 99% diluted to 40%

@abgarza911 8 ай бұрын

Is it safe to burn methanol i doors?

@cashplays1643 8 ай бұрын

No fire is not safe anywhere near a flammable substance

@shinestargaming 4 жыл бұрын

Thx sir help me for project

@gusgama8464 5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@alexasan4652 4 жыл бұрын

Great presentation! I recently purchased online what they claimed to be Ethanol 70% (meant for hand sanitizing hands) but it hardly has any odor. Could it be fake? I'm just afraid it's methanol instead, which very toxic for the body.

@virendrazapdekar7216 4 жыл бұрын

Octain , petrol, desel fuel video pls.. Burning up

@jr4062 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone talks about carbon monoxide poisoning from alcohol heaters. Indoors, is that an issue?

@saegmam Жыл бұрын

thank you ...

@nanikpbg8337 4 жыл бұрын

How about ethanol for zippo fluid sir? Do you think thats a good idea?

@Rongulch 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever been Dr. Spock for Halloween ?

@kevin7392 5 жыл бұрын

subbed

@uelv9603 5 жыл бұрын

nice

@atak135 Жыл бұрын

Awesome...you answered my question. Ethanol it is!

@amirrezakhodavesi7657 4 жыл бұрын

perfect

@keveen2 Жыл бұрын

There doesn't seem to be much difference between ethanol and methanol as a fuel: both clean burning but in the UK Methanol is much cheaper. Right now burning Methanol in my decorative small home burner of the kind protected by tough glass. Gives out a remarkable amount of heat by convection presumably. It takes 200ml which burns both fuels for about 55 minutes at a useful level. All the talk about toxic methanol is related to industrial exposure. Just wash your hands if you spill any. On the other hand ethanol is safest on skin as it is used in common hand cleansers. I'll use Methanol as it is cheaper.

@greghawkins1025 2 жыл бұрын

There's no fire department in Hell. Nor are there any fire extinguishers down there. Ice cubes & air conditioners're forbidden & it never snows. There's no frost in December. The number 1 hit songs are "It'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town, Tonight & Come On, Baby, Light My Fire". People are "all fired up".

@sabertoothxiii 3 жыл бұрын

Can you differentiate between the types of alcohol based on the color of fire they produce ?

@yetanotherjohn Жыл бұрын

GREAT useful video, but 2 mins of intro is a bit excessive.

@gamerfi9451 Жыл бұрын

2:16 to get in to burning

@rainbowboa100 7 ай бұрын

i been messin' round with this for years. use the denatured alchohol labled 'alchohol fuel". go make urself a stove fron an aluminum bottlecan, fun stuff! make urself a snuffer for emergency! (just use a soup can).