Todays Tastey Trivia

[Verite]

Geez some of you got tripped up on the first clue. [ its not a hangover or alcoholism.. so DT's is part of that.]

The best clue is that Ruosk is the closest to the answer. Back in a couple hours.. get searchin.

 

[daisy jane]

How about drinking to get rid of parasites in your intestines?

 

[Verite]

How about drinking to get rid of parasites in your intestines?

Dont the doctors call that 'Waiting for the Worms' ?

last clue.. the doctors administer the alcohol via IV.. although they might tell you to drink some booze until you get to the hospital.

 

[Pops]

Don't have the foggiest idea what it is Verite, but I hope I catch it.With 2 torn rotater cuffs, serious drinking can be painful. An alcoholic IV sounds like it's right up my alley. Do you think the hospitals stock Cabo Wabo tequila.

 

[Verite]

Ok .. if anyone wins [sorta] it would be Ruosk .. but this is proof you cant google everything.

Its anti-freeze poisoning. Most automobile anti-freeze is about 95% ethylene glycol, an odorless, colorless syrupy liquid with a sweet taste. It only takes a few tablespoons to kill you.

The process is bizarre since the initial product isnt that toxic but as the body processes the ethylene glycol it metabolises into highly toxic items that eventually bind with the bodies calcium to form crystals in the kidneys shutting them down.

By drinking and getting an IV of ethyl alcohol [ regular stuff ] the bodys chems form with them allowing the anti-freeze to remain ethylene glycol and to pass thru the system. Most of the time for good measure they will also do dialysis to make sure the blood is clean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene_glycol

 

[Tarkus]

Well damn Verite, thanks for the info. My cousin lost a few dogs to anti-freeze.

 

[Nikijad4210]

Dammit, I just found that out.....So much for my glory tonight