This is why you are not supposed to drain the radiator fluid onto the driveway and leave it there for the dogs to come and drink it up. They seem to love the stuff.
isn’t glycol one step from becoming some kind of sugar?
It is very sweet and therefore dangerous. I am really surprised that the government hasn't required a bittering agent added to it to eliminate its good taste. I touched my mouth after working on my car and realized that it had antifreeze on it. It would be scary to have it open around a child or pet.
It has a sweet taste, especially when used in Chinese tooth paste as a low-cost glycrine substitute.
“This is why you are not supposed to drain the radiator fluid onto the driveway and leave it there for the dogs to come and drink it up. They seem to love the stuff.”
Of course they do. It’s very sweet. You can tell from the smell of a broken hose, and I’ve gotten a taste of some working around cars. It’s a very sweet substance that a dog or cat would lap right up.