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Grunff
 
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Steve Firth wrote:

Ethylene glycol the main component of antifreeze tastes sweet. Sadly
it's converted in your liver to oxalic acid which is poisonous. OTOH
Darwin should be pleased at your attempts to remove yourself from the
gene pool.


Come on. It has an LD50 of several grams/kg. So even if his coolant was
100% ethylene glycol, and he weighed a puny 60kg, he'd need to drink 120
grams to even approach the LD50. Dip/taste might transfer 50-100mg to
his mouth. Not at all dangerous.


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Grunff