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[kep55]

Ethelyene Glycol (antifreeze) is naturally sweet. These days a bittering agent is added to change the taste and hopefully avoid accidental or intential poisonings. Sort of like adding sulfer to natural gas to alert people to leaks.

My dad lost dogs because his neighbor would leave open containers of anti-freeze out which the dogs got into.

 

[froggx]

Since we are going off topic, in my line of work we have to maintain a physical copy of the material safety data sheets (MSDS) for every chemical, powder, and liquid found inside laboratories in case of accidental exposure or ingestion. I always thought it was dumb that we have to have an MSDS for purified water. In the “in case of eye exposure” section it basically says to wash eye with water in order to flush out the water lol

this is incredible. i've always wondered what to do if i get purified water in my eyes XD
back when i was at university, the chemistry laboratories all had eye wash stations and drenchers in case of emergencies involving spills. all the water in the building, except the drinking water in fountains, was purified via reverse osmosis. the only time i saw the eye wash get used was when i walked in on a GTA using it as a drinking fountain because, in his words, "the government puts fluoride in the water supply to control our minds."

My dad lost dogs because his neighbor would leave open containers of anti-freeze out which the dogs got into.

several years ago i lived in a location where it was extremely rare for the temperature to drop below freezing. i dabble in amateur motorsports and my "fun" car at the time had a relatively low ratio of ethylene glycol:water (25:75) to help with cooling performance, which is good to around -10°C. one year there was a cold snap that came out of nowhere and broke local records lowest temperature. this made the freeze plugs in the engine pop and tasty coolant slushy glopped out and settled under the car. the next day a neighbour dropped by and asked if i knew why there were several cuddly woodland critter that had expired on his property. i responded like any decent human being would and denied all knowledge of the events that transpired.

 

[bit_user]

the only time i saw the eye wash get used was when i walked in on a GTA using it as a drinking fountain because, in his words, "the government puts fluoride in the water supply to control our minds."

Heh, I once worked with a guy like that. Anyone diving down the fluoride rabbit hole better not be a tea-drinker, because tea can actually have much more fluoride than drinking water and people have been drinking it for thousands of years. I even read a case of a woman's spinal vertebrae fusing together from severe fluoridosis, because she drank 100 bags of iced tea per day. And that dude I mentioned? A habitual tea drinker.

Oh, and good luck with all the cavities from not using fluoride toothpaste, which those people also avoid. Fluoride bonds to your tooth enamel, effectively giving it armor plating. You'll still get some fluoride this way, but it's safe as long as you don't swallow it (hence, why every toothpaste tube says you shouldn't).

 

[froggx]

on topic: the apple paste maybe probably outperforms toothpaste for keeping your CPU cool.

Heh, I once worked with a guy like that. Anyone diving down the fluoride rabbit hole better not be a tea-drinker, because tea can actually have much more fluoride than drinking water and people have been drinking it for thousands of years. I even read a case of a woman's spinal vertebrae fusing together from severe fluoridosis, because she drank 100 bags of iced tea per day. And that dude I mentioned? A habitual tea drinker.

Oh, and good luck with all the cavities from not using fluoride toothpaste, which those people also avoid. Fluoride bonds to your tooth enamel, effectively giving it armor plating. You'll still get some fluoride this way, but it's safe as long as you don't swallow it (hence, why every toothpaste tube says you shouldn't).

i didn't know tea was like that. i drink a fair amount of tea myself. however i'm not worried about fluoride consumption. the GTA that used the emergency eye washer as a water fountain got reassigned to restocking chemicals after the professor he was assigned to figured it out. i distinctly remember the term prof used the highly technical phrase "so f---ing unsanitary." it's too late for me though, the government fluoride mind control has me @__@

for a while i had to use toothpaste that, rather than using sodium fluoride (NaF) like standard toothpastes, used a stannous (aka tin) fluoride (SnF2) formula. apparently there was more active fluoride and i guess i needed it after getting like 10 cavities too many.

 

[bit_user]

i didn't know tea was like that. i drink a fair amount of tea myself.

According to wikipedia:

certain types of "brick tea", made from old leaves and stems, have the highest levels, enough to pose a health risk if much tea is drunk, which has been attributed to high levels of fluoride in soils, acidic soils, and long brewing.
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I'll bet you can guess what the Lipton or whatever cheap teabags she was using had in them. Quite likely said "brick tea".

I don't drink "brick tea", but I do keep it on a boil, in order to achieve the highest phenolic content.

for a while i had to use toothpaste that, rather than using sodium fluoride (NaF) like standard toothpastes, used a stannous (aka tin) fluoride (SnF2) formula.

I have prescription toothpaste. I'll have to check if it's that kind. It does work amazingly well at staving off sensitivity.

 

[The Historical Fidelity]

According to wikipedia:

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certain types of "brick tea", made from old leaves and stems, have the highest levels, enough to pose a health risk if much tea is drunk, which has been attributed to high levels of fluoride in soils, acidic soils, and long brewing.​

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I'll bet you can guess what the Lipton or whatever cheap teabags she was using had in them. Quite likely said "brick tea".

I don't drink "brick tea", but I do keep it on a boil, in order to achieve the highest phenolic content.


I have prescription toothpaste. I'll have to check if it's that kind. It does work amazingly well at staving off sensitivity.

Most of the premium Crest, sensodyne, and Colgate toothpastes use Stannous fluoride. It’s slightly better at protecting enamel and is anti-microbial compared to sodium fluoride. Another benefit over its contemporary is its ability to interact with exposed dentine (the yellowish layer under the enamel surface that becomes exposed to air and liquid at the gum line as the gum recedes the older you get. This is the layer known for causing pain and sensitivity once exposed) essentially “plugging” the openings in the dentine lattice that lead to pain and sensitivity receptors underneath.

As Bit_User knows, I am a researcher in the field of BioChemistry. I like to dabble in areas of interest to me and when I was looking for a toothpaste to actually “repair” teeth and not just “remineralize”, I found a Japanese paper on the use of hydroxyapatite in toothpastes. It seemed like a no brainer since enamel is built primarily of hydroxyapatite but the body only produces it when it is forming the baby and adult teeth. So once you have your adult teeth exposed, it’s all slow downhill as the enamel erodes away. Since then, multiple studies of enamel subjected to acid have shown that, unlike the control which showed substantial enamel erosion, fluoride salts in simulated saliva showed ~1% enamel erosion and nanonized hydroxyapatite showed a slight increase in enamel density and weight in the same time period.

So the next gen of toothpastes will be hydroxyapatite/fluoride hybrids like the new “CarieFree” brand which is the only one making a hybrid toothpaste at this time. I’ve switched and have had good results so far.