Dihydrogen Monoxide: it's everywhere and it's deadly
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Dihydrogen Monoxide is a deadly chemical that is, it turns out, just about everywhere. It is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. It is extremely corrosive and can carve through solid rock as if it were butter. It can be found in our schools, at the playground, and even in our homes. Excessive exposure to DHMO is extremely dangerous and frequently leads to death; more than 1,500 children and teens die each year in the US from suffocation in DHMO. Worse yet, it's a veritable environmental disaster. It is a major component of acid rain and virtually every factory and business in America generates at least some DHMO. Unfortunately, DHMO can be found in every lake, stream, river, or pond in the northern hemisphere. It also causes soil erosion and it is widely believed that excessive levels of DHMO caused or contributed significantly to the levee failures, flooding, and general destruction following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Although some people insist we cannot survive without DHMO, there are those who are working to get the government to recognize the dangers and ban this toxic substance. Until then, there are steps you can take to minimize the danger. Learn more about DHMO and the possible sources of contamination. Avoid situations where you are likely to encounter high concentrations of DHMO. Most importantly, spread the word about Dihydrogen Monoxide!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MamaChristy 4-01-2007 @ 10:33AM
When will the governement step in and DO something about this already. I mean, really. Penn and Teller got hundreds of signatures supporting the ban on this horrid substance and still! Nothing!
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mamaloo 4-01-2007 @ 10:39AM
What I wan to know is, if you're willing to agitate for the total ban of Dihydrogen Monoxide, why would you willingly allow the use of narcotics and other drugs in labour and delivery?!
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Ann Adams 4-01-2007 @ 10:52AM
Did you realize today is April 1 when you wrote this?
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Ethel 4-01-2007 @ 11:06AM
And unbelievably I grew up where this deadly substance fell at a rate of 13 feet a year! Every job I have had involved dihydrogen monoxide, and substantial quantities at that - and much of it ended up down the drain into our common sewage systems and the environment where it affects all of our municipal city works and then the environment in general.
Gah. I hate this joke, but it is unreal how many folks don't get it.
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Tracy 4-01-2007 @ 2:04PM
When looking into this furthur I found "It was apparently created by Eric Lechner, Lars Norpchen and Matthew Kaufman (housemates while attending UC Santa Cruz in 1989)," Wikpedia
I guess we've all known for a long time that no good comes out of UCSC, especially when you put two men together as housemates! Besides that fact that the stuff is all over here. It's in the bay, the river, even in the Boat Ride at the Boardwalk! I was planning to take my kids there! It far outweighs the ratios of E-coli and any other bacteria routinely found in the bay. Yep, something oughtta be done. Would you beleive there are still people in California that say there isn't enough of this stuff?!
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bluepaintred 4-01-2007 @ 5:06PM
but its just water...
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Laura 4-02-2007 @ 8:52AM
See, I always thought it was dihydrous monoxide.
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Michael 6-24-2007 @ 11:32PM
Gah... It's WATER. Dihydrogen Monoxide means two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom; HOH or more commonly... H20!! IT'S WATER!!!
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