You may die, but your liver won't freeze.
Jim Knox, 91 Dak
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Radiator drain
>
> Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com> wrote:
> : jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> : <snip>
> :> (A possible "bonus"? is if you do discover that you drank some of the
> :> stuff is then you get to chug an entire bottle of Everclear without
> :> the social stigma which would normally accompany such an act.) ;-)
> :>
>
>
> : Hmmm, everclear cures glycol poisoning? didn't know that.
>
>
> Yep - well, alcohol specifically, but I just mentioned Everclear
> since it has such a high alcohol content. If you go to the hospital
> emergency room for glycol poisoning, they will probably stick an IV
> in your arm and give you an Everclear drip.
>
> I don't recall the specific chemicals involved, but basically
> what's going on is that ethelene glycol itself is actually harmless.
> What is harmful is when the glycol hits your liver, it will get
> broken down into a chemical (or chemicals) which *are* dangerous.
> However, given the choice between breaking down ethelene glycol
> and alcohol, your liver prefers the alcohol. So, by consuming a
> good quantity of alcohol, your liver will process the alcohol
> instead and just let the antifreeze pass harmlessly through your
> system.
>
> Its just sort of an interesting situation where you need to
> convince your own body not to poison itself, and the alcohol
> does that. :-)
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
> .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
> | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
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