[Mgs] brake fluid

[David Breneman]

--- On Thu, 10/25/12, Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net> wrote:

> If it is absorbed (if it mixes in when you stir it), it is
> glycol. If it
> does the oil-and-water thing and refuses to mix, it is
> silicone.
> 
> Be aware I am proposing this out of my knowledge of chemical
> principles -- I
> have never tried it with an actual sample.

While we're on the subject of brake fluid, what ever
happened to Girling brake fluid, anyway?  Why was it
pulled from the market?  Was it found to cause cancer
when given intravenously to adolescent manatees or
something?