Public Health Announcement

It's not that I think that you, my dear readers, aren't smart, it's just that I'd like to ensure that you don't have stupid friends who would recommend this remedy to you and you, not knowing any better, might follow said advice. Now, you won't, you'll know better. No thanks is necessary, my reasons are purely altruistic.

Don’t Use Brake Fluid to Ease Toothaches Arab News

DAMMAM, 15 January 2006 — A man learned a hard lesson in taking unqualified medical advice when he lost six teeth after using brake fluid to relieve a toothache, the Okaz daily reported yesterday. Taking advice from a friend — obviously not a doctor — the man applied the brake fluid to his gums. Being a highly hydrosgopic substance (meaning it is attracted to and bonds with water molecules), the brake fluid caused the man’s gums to swell terribly over the two hours of his self-prescribed medication. His friend apologized for the bad advice.