A 14-year-old student at Eagle Rock Junior High School reports on the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide:
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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:
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- 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.
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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!:
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- 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:
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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:
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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
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Taken from:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/dhmo.htm