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pablo
28-01-2004, 21:23
It's a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide." They want it banned because

1. It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2. It is a major component in acid rain
3. It can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4. Accidental inhalation can kill you
5. It contributes to erosion
6. It decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7. It has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients

Would you support this petition?

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html (http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html)
Faith
28-01-2004, 22:34
Wow, that's interesting! I wouldn't be signing any petitions unless I knew for definate all the things that it does/ causes- good and bad. It's in coffee and beer! What would happen if they removed it?
ciaran
29-01-2004, 12:58
Not a chemistry student?
DangerMouse
29-01-2004, 13:22
I voted no!

That website in my opinion is trying to incite mass hesteria! So this DHMO MIGHT be dangerous, so can a peanut.

Regulated it Yes though! if it had been just strict control i'd have probably voted yes.....
JennyPen
29-01-2004, 17:27
The man from del monte, he say yes...
Tree
30-01-2004, 01:27
The corpo' have a massive place for refining the stuff!
neenee
30-01-2004, 17:32
But you could never trust the corporation with this kind of potentially lethal compound...
stairway 2 hell
01-02-2004, 02:10
there is one slight problem with all this. think about it, according to the safety data sheets it has a boiling point of 100 degrees and a melting point of 0. it has two hydrogens (dihydrogen) to one oxygen (monoxide). the stuff is almost identical to water. apparently it can be formed where usually water is a by product in chemical reactions. you cant ban it. its in the bloody oceans of the world....
the evil belly
01-02-2004, 02:31
methinks pablo is taking the mick. the compund IS water for fuck sake
Faith
01-02-2004, 13:42
Goddamn it! I knew I was missing something!

also referred to by some as Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or simply Hydric acid.

That's what confused me, anyway :rolleyes:
the evil belly
01-02-2004, 13:51
the websites pretty cool though. fucking genius whoever thought of trying to ban water
pablo
01-02-2004, 13:59
It was a test that some psychologists did I think. Used to show how irrational people can be at times, and how quick people are to make decisions about things, and how the way you present facts have a big outcome on the way people interpret the information .It was a good idea alright.
DangerMouse
02-02-2004, 16:40
It was a test that some psychologists did I think. Used to show how irrational people can be at times, and how quick people are to make decisions about things, and how the way you present facts have a big outcome on the way people interpret the information .It was a good idea alright.


Either way it had me fooled :o
Faith
06-02-2004, 21:13
Well, I gave it to my dad, but he copped on. However, he gave it to 2 of his fellow doctors (One of whom has about 5 different degrees from Trinity), and they both fell for it! Both of them said it sounded terrible, and it should be banned... Reasuring, eh?
TrixieQt
10-02-2004, 17:22
nope didnt fool me :cool:

but its a great topic though
elemenopee
10-02-2004, 18:09
genius concept. just shows how we can all be hyped up by sensationalism.... we destroy the planet incessently but we're always ready for a new cause!
Lord Raath
26-02-2004, 13:27
I was suspisious as soon as I saw the "DHMO" bit, stoped reading for a second and spotted it was water. Class site though, and it makes a very good point. Most people today are easily confussed by technobabble.