Vaping! Is anyone really in any doubt that inhaling some “sinister e-potion” – containing nicotine, and the stuff that goes in antifreeze, and the chemical they use for embalming fluid – is detrimental to your health? Even worse is that we’re letting our children do it, being affected by terrifying-sounding conditions including “lung injury” and “pulmonary oedema” - (In the Daily Telegraph).
@davep@countcol I’m completely onboard vaping for smoking cessation, not marketing to kids.
I smoked for decades, only vaping did the trick; it is truly the lesser evil (and even that’s an unfair comparison). Nicotine by itself is no worse than caffeine, and is present in tomatoes and eggplant. I suppose somewhere, a tomato has killed someone but not because of nicotine. Ethylene Glycol (antifreeze) and Propylene Glycol* (common food additive and present in some asthma inhalers, IIRC) are simply not the same substance.
*Yes, some PG is used in antifreeze in addition to EG, but that’s like not trusting water because it’s present in laundry detergents to dilute it.
@davep@countcol Correct! It does have a lower freezing temp than water, but not like Ethylene Glycol which is quite harmful (I’d say ask a cat, but the ones who know this burned their nine lives rather suddenly).
This is why antifreeze (even the container) should be disposed with care, not so much an empty tub of ice cream.
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