HELP ME BAN DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE!

[myname7772]

A 14-year-old student at Eagle Rock Junior High School reports on the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide:

BAN DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE!

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.

"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. "


The use of this chemical is widespread and LEGAL!:

- as an industrial solvent and coolant.
- in nuclear power plants.
- in the production of styrofoam.
- as a fire kittens (How Do I do a Strikeoutthing?).
- 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.

Multi National Companies still practice with DHMO:

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.

WE MUST BAN DHMO! Please post right now whether you believe that Dihydrogen Monoxide should be banned, TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF WHAT DIHYRDROGEN MONOXIDE IS DOING and then continue on reading on...









...BECAUSE pure WATER or common H2O is Di(2)hydrogen(H) Monoxide(O). Dihydrogen Monoxide, a scientifically used name for common water. And for further laughs, it was petitioned in city council to be banned 7 years later:

In March 2004 the California municipality of Aliso Viejo (a suburb in Orange County) came within a cat's whisker of falling for this hoax after a paralegal there convinced city officials of the danger posed by this chemical. The leg-pull got so far as a vote having been scheduled for the City Council on a proposed law that would have banned the use of foam containers at city-sponsored events because (among other things) they were made with DHMO, a substance that could "threaten human health and safety."

The gullibility is hilarious .

Taken from:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/dhmo.htm

Last edited by myname7772 on Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:43 pm, edited 5 times in total.

[cat1205123]

Hehehe. This is great! I should print this out and post it somewhere in the school...

[Asthaloth]

Yes yes, water evil.
i swear, this thing has to be atleast as old as my friend.

still prefer T'other one, though my memory betrays me as to what it was about.

[Syrill]

It was really sad...I was the only person in my class who wasn't fooled by that when the teacher showed it to us...

Everybody was staring at me like I was crazy when they voted on who wanted to ban it and who didn't...and I voted for not banning it...

[Ixistant]

I was reading it and then I saw it was Dihydrogen Monoxide it was talking about and then it clicked. This is good. IO'm gonna show it to my teacher.

[Wind]

We're doing chemistry this year, my teacher would enjoy it.

[Syrill]

We're doing chemistry this year, my teacher would enjoy it.

I'm sure she would...Ours gave it to us on the first/second day of class...

[Tryske Rainbreeze]

My brother told that to me once and I thought there had to be some catch, but I couldn't figure it out... I still love it though!

[Divine]

LOL! That's so funny!

[DiscordantNote]

The use of this chemical is widespread and LEGAL!:

- as an industrial solvent and coolant.
- in nuclear power plants.
- in the production of styrofoam.
- as a fire kittens.
- 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.

Oh, how I love the filter.

I've seen this before, and thought it was a pretty clever joke. I wondered when it would come up again.

[jimfromtx]

I admit, I would have been one of the 43 that voted to ban it, when my chemistry teacher many years ago handed out the same thing, I totally fell for it. I felt like such an idiot when i realized what it was.

[jellyoflight]

Ohh, I saw that on How 2 years ago It's great, I fell for it.

[843]

When I was reading the first few paragraphs, I kept pondering:
-how do you write the empirical formula for DiHydrogen Monoxide?
-aren't the major components of acid rain H2SO4 and HNO3?
-what are fire kittens?
-what is hydroxl acid?

Took me a few moment to realize it's water, realizing that I'm in the Jokes forum

[.:Requiem:.]

That is too good. I'm giving it to my science teacher. And my current events teacher.

[anchororange]

Also, excessive inhalation may lead to fatality (ie death)

My bio teacher showed this to us. I was the only person who saw it for what it really was...