[lit-ideas] Re: Annie Proulx [antifreeze]
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:40:49 -0500
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> From: Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: 12/18/2005 10:01:07 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Annie Proulx [antifreeze]
>
> There is a good side to drinking ethylene glycol -- it'll keep you from
> freezing to death.
>
Actually, and then I have to log off, cold water fish have a natural
antifreeze, so to speak. Otherwise they'd freeze to death in the bitterly
cold waters. Their "antifreeze" as it were, is their omega 3 oils. In
fact, I have a feeling I came down with rheumatoid arthritis, very mild
though. I have an appointment on Friday to see what she says. The reason
I bring it up is because fish has powerful anti-inflammatory properties,
clinically established. So does ginger and other spices. I started eating
fish again every day and created a (good tasting) drink of orange juice and
spices that have established, if mostly Ayurvedic and anecdotal,
anti-inflammatory properties. My joints have stopped twinging and the
other symptoms went away. I'm even thinking about canceling my appointment
since I'm symptom free, but I'll probably go, it's only $20. She'll
probably tell me to keep up the good work. It's like that discussion on
rainforest plants. They're as powerful or more powerful than anything man
has devised and we're destroying them without a care.
> Mike Geary
> always looking for the silver lining
> in Memphis
>
>
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> From: "Robert Paul" <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
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> 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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