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One sip would taste awful and you would likely cough it up before it could severely damage you, but acetone (the main ingredient in nail polish remover) is a strong solvent and might dissolve tissues in your throat or stomach. If you actually ingested an entire bottle of nail polish remover, you would have to go to the emergency room, but you probably would not die. It would be very painful, and in at least one case, a person developed Diabetes-like symptoms such as being very thirsty and having to urinate frequently. Acetone has also been shown to depress the central nervous system.

Acetone can also be used as a industrial strength cleaner. A rag soaked with acetone can wipe off Sharpie. Also, if acetone is left on a piece of Plexiglas for a few minutes, it will pit the smooth surface, making it cloudy.

The bottom line is: don't drink anything that is poisonous (Every toxic liquid you can buy in the supermarket has a label on it somewhere) and if you're not completely sure, don't drink it. If a child accidentally ingests alcohol, call poison control immediately.

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