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Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffes work on a recently released supernatural film almost took a turn for the grim when he said he became horrendously ill thanks to an accidental gulp of antifreeze.
His film, Horns, which was filmed on locations throughout Squamish, Mission and Vancouver B.C. in 2012, received its worldwide release at the Toronto International Film Festival last year: it was distributed more broadly on Oct. 31.
During an interview with late night talk show host Conan OBrien to promote the film on Thursday, Mr. Radcliffe explained that he got sick after he accidentally drank water from the holding tanks of his trailer: unbeknownst to him, the water had been tainted with antifreeze, he said.
It is very cold in Canada and as a solution to that, because they dont want the water to freeze in the pipes in the trailers overnight, they put antifreeze in it, he told the host.
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exboyfil
(17,863 posts)I assume he is talking about ethylene glycol. There are safer alternatives.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)This is some scary crap.
badtoworse
(5,957 posts)Car antifreeze (ethylene glycol) is poisonous and should never be used in a potable water system.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)No one puts Prestone in their water tanks.
djean111
(14,255 posts)So I will likely catch the movie, just to see what they did with the book.
Puglover
(16,380 posts)dogs and cats. When unthinking idiots dump it in their driveways. For whatever reason critters seem to love the stuff.
It's nasty.
LuvNewcastle
(16,847 posts)are attracted to it. People should be very careful where they pour that shit, and if they pour some on the ground accidentally, they need to wipe it up. I'd be sick if I knew I killed someone's pet because of my carelessness.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)The same also applies with some liquid weed killer sprays...I remember a childhood friend lost his Akita because he started lapping up weed killer from the landscapers...
hunter
(38,321 posts)Any nontoxic anti-freeze that gets spilled still isn't something anyone would want to drink, and picks up toxins from the car engine, but it's not as bad as the ethylene glycol antifreezes.
Engine antifreeze has killed and sickened several California Condors.