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Sun 28 Mar, 2004 07:09 pm
Recently, new information about a well known chemical used in many manufacturing processes has surfaced revealing how dangerous it actually is. The Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division has been conducting extensive studies on this subject. The ramifications are extensive and disturbing.
The Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
Please consider taking action to make your house a DHMO free zone
Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.
Dihydrogen monoxide:
Is also known as hydroxl acid, and is the major component of acid rain.
Contributes to the "greenhouse effect."
May cause severe burns.
Contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
Accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
May cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
Has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.
Contamination is reaching epidemic proportions!
Quantities of dihydrogen monoxide have been found in almost every stream, lake, and reservoir in America today. But the pollution is global, and the contaminant has even been found in Antarctic ice. DHMO has caused millions of dollars of property damage in the midwest, and recently California.
Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:
As an industrial solvent and coolant.
In nuclear power plants.
In the production of styrofoam.
As a fire retardant.
In many forms of cruel animal research.
In the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains Contaminated by this chemical.
As an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.
Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can Be done to stop them because this practice is still legal. The impact on Wildlife is extreme, and we cannot afford to ignore it any longer!
The American government has refused to ban the production, distribution, or use of this damaging chemical due to its "importance to the economic health of this nation." In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control and utilize it during warfare situations. Hundreds of military research facilities receive tons of it through a highly sophisticated underground distribution network. Many store large quantities for later use.
"dihyrogen monoxide" also know as H2O or more commonly as WATER, is not quite the threat it's made out to be, although "solid-State dihrogen monoxcide" also known as ICE can be considered dangerous when applied with force.
DOH-reality, what a concept.
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/dhmo.htm
I say we just make it cleaner and safer :wink:
hmm what % of the planet is water?
The news story I wanted to share is in the second link - here is the text
Posted on Sun, Mar. 14, 2004
SoCal city falls victim to Internet hoax, considers banning items made with water
Associated Press
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.
Then they learned that dihydrogen monoxide - H2O for short - is the scientific term for water.
"It's embarrassing," said City Manager David J. Norman. "We had a paralegal who did bad research."
The paralegal apparently fell victim to one of the many official looking Web sites that have been put up by pranksters to describe dihydrogen monoxide as "an odorless, tasteless chemical" that can be deadly if accidentally inhaled.
As a result, the City Council of this Orange County suburb had been scheduled to vote next week on a proposed law that would have banned the use of foam containers at city-sponsored events. Among the reasons given for the ban were that they were made with a substance that could "threaten human health and safety."
The measure has been pulled from the agenda, although Norman said the city may still eventually ban foam cups.
"Our main concern is with the Aliso Creek watershed," Norman said. "If you get Styrofoam into the water and it breaks apart, it's virtually impossible to clean up."
ok, so it maybe should have been titled:
city duped by internet hoax bans water. in a face saving move city officials recind ban on water, ban styofoam cups instead.
Quote:"Our main concern is with the Aliso Creek watershed," Norman said. "If you get Styrofoam into the water and it breaks apart, it's virtually impossible to clean up."
Wow...that stunt has been circulating around for years. I'm surprised it only just came up in California this year. It's amazing that no one in the city administration caught on to it sooner since anyone with elementary chemistry knowledge knows what dihydrogen monoxide is. Instead, they blame it on a paralegal. Figures.
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