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“It sounds suspiciously similar to a famous antifreeze.”
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What’s suspicious about it? Sodium chloride is an antifreezing agent, too, but we need that just to live.
(And of course, propylene glycol has a number of other uses.)
Powers &8^]
Actually, it is anti-freeze, but unlike ethylene glycol which is highly toxic, propylene glycol is fairly non-toxic in the amounts you find in most foods. A mixture of 60% propylene glycol and 40% water can protect against freezing down to -60 degrees F.
Here’s an article on proylene glycol’s toxicity: Propylene glycol (PIM 443)
I would personally avoid the proylene glycol bong at Frat parties.
The nuclear menu ending was most charming.
Have already read a half-dozen pages & added this place as a favorite.
A newbie,
Frederic Kahler
Apalachicola, FL 32320