[lit-ideas] Re: Annie Proulx [antifreeze]

  • From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:01:01 -0600

There is a good side to drinking ethylene glycol -- it'll keep you from freezing to death.

Mike Geary
always looking for the silver lining
in Memphis




----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Paul" <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Annie Proulx [antifreeze]



Andy Amago wrote:

I think something like 4 oz. is supposed to kill a man.

For pure ethylene glycol (in antifreeze it's diluted) the minimal lethal dosage for cats is 1.4 ml per kg of body weight and for dogs 4.4 to 6.6 ml/kg of undiluted ethylene, so about a teaspoon could kill a seven pound cat. As you can see it varies by species. You're probably right about the amount that would be lethal to a human being. It would depend on body weight (blood volume) but 4 oz. is probably sufficient.


There's a risk to kids as well as pets.

Robert Paul
Reed College

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