Dihydrogen Monoxide Awareness Day - August 20th

[draggar]

This is a very dangerous chemical that is around us every day and is the direct result of thousands of deaths every year yet the world governments tend to do nothing about it. No regulations on this chemical itself yet we find it in our drinking water, our schools, grocery stores, restaurants, our beaches, on farms, and so on.

This chemical is also very commonly used by plastics companies, nuclear power plants, many poisons, cleaners, coal power plants, auto manufacturers, and even in chemical and biological weapons / research facilities!

I’m sure, even though they won’t admit it, countries like North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran use this chemical extensively, even on their own citizens! I’m also willing to bet that groups like the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and PETA use this chemical, too. Since there are no regulations on this chemical, these groups and countries could EASILY obtain it within US borders and use it against us without raising a single eyebrow from homeland security.

So please, help me designate August 20th as “Dihydrogen Monoxide Awareness Day”. I know it's early but for an event like this to be successful you need to plan it well in advance.

[Gerry]

he he he...

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An interactive molecular chain of Dihydrogen Monoxide



http://www.3dchem.com/3dmolecule.asp?ID=234

[Raider]

This chemical is also very commonly used by plastics companies, nuclear power plants, many poisons, cleaners, coal power plants, auto manufacturers, and even in chemical and biological weapons / research facilities!

Repeating a line from the "Blame BP" crowd;

Why should Governments get involved with something they didn't do?, This is their problem, they created it, it's their fault, Let them clean up the mess.

[draggar]

Repeating a line from the "Blame BP" crowd;

Why should Governments get involved with something they didn't do?, This is their problem, they created it, it's their fault, Let them clean up the mess.

Apples and oranges.

The BP issue is in regards to an "accident". This is a (hopefully) one time incident.

The issue with this chemical is that it is everywhere and, as I said, kills thousands every year. Many companies who use this chemical are just deliberately dumping it wherever they see fit and don't care what the consequences are.

[Seraphim]

Fermented malted barley + hops + Dihydrogen Monoxide = good stuff.

[Raider]

If your looking for the US Government to regulate it, you have that working for you right now, since Democrats love slapping more regulation on private companies.... Just don't hold your breath for Obama to instruct Congress to actually do something about, It usually takes the Obama administration weeks if not months to decide if it's in their own political best interest to do so.

Like taking over 2 months to send needed troops to Afghanistan on Gen. McChrystal's request, putting the lives of our troops at risk.

[Gerry]

Repeating a line from the "Blame BP" crowd;

Why should Governments get involved with something they didn't do?, This is their problem, they created it, it's their fault, Let them clean up the mess.

If your looking for the US Government to regulate it, you have that working for you right now, since Democrats love slapping more regulation on private companies....

Let's show people how stupid you are.

How you love to pretend being an expert on anything.

do you even have a clue what this stuff is???

Its ****ing water, you clueless moron.

It is H2O. It is water!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is and has been one of the biggest hoaxes around and spreading even more thanks to the internet:



http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax
Dihydrogen monoxide hoax
The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves the use of an unfamiliar name for water, then listing some negative effects of water, then asking individuals to help control the seemingly dangerous substance. The hoax is designed to illustrate how the lack of scientific literacy and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears.[1] "Dihydrogen monoxide", shortened to "DHMO", is a name for water that is consistent with chemical nomenclature, but that is almost never used.

The first appearance on the internet was attributed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to the so-called Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide,[3][6] a hoax organization started by Craig Jackson following the initial newsgroup discussions. The site included the following warning:[7]

Dihydrogen monoxide:

* is called "hydroxyl acid", the substance is the major component of acid rain.
* contributes to the "greenhouse effect".
* may cause severe burns.
* is fatal if inhaled.
* 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.

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.
Public efforts involving DHMO
The logo of DHMO.org, primary current residence of the dihydrogen monoxide hoax

* In 1989, Eric Lechner, Lars Norpchen and Matthew Kaufman circulated a Dihydrogen Monoxide contamination warning on the UC Santa Cruz Campus via photocopied fliers.[9] The concept originated one afternoon when Kaufman recalled a similar warning about "Hydrogen Hydroxide" that had been published in his mother's hometown paper, the Durand (Michigan) Express, and the three then worked to coin a term that "sounded more dangerous". Lechner typed up the original warning flier on Kaufman's computer, and a trip to the local photocopying center followed that night.
* In 1994, Craig Jackson created a web page for the Coalition to Ban DHMO.[7]
* The Friends of Hydrogen Hydroxide was created by Dan Curtis Johnson partly as a foil on the Coalition page, to provide evidence of 'misguided' supporters of dihydrogen monoxide. This form of collaborative connivance is a classic tool of internet spoofers.[10]
* In 1997, Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old junior high student at Eagle Rock Junior High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, gathered 43 votes to ban the chemical, out of 50 people surveyed among his classmates. Zohner received the first prize at Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair for analysis of the results of his survey.[4] In recognition of his experiment, journalist James K. Glassman coined the term "Zohnerism" to refer to "the use of a true fact to lead a scientifically and mathematically ignorant public to a false conclusion."[11]
* In 1998, drawing inspiration from Jackson's web page and Zohner's research, Tom Way created the website DHMO.org, including links to some legitimate sites such as the Environmental Protection Agency and National Institutes of Health. Evaluating such sites can be instructive in developing critical thinking and information literacy skills.[1]
* On April 1, 1998 (April Fools' Day), a member of the Australian Parliament announced a campaign to ban dihydrogen monoxide internationally.[12]
* The idea was used for a segment of an episode of the Penn & Teller show Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, in which an actor and a camera crew gathered signatures from concerned environmentalists on a petition to ban DHMO.[13]
* In 2001 a staffer in New Zealand Green Party MP Sue Kedgley's office responded to a request for support for a campaign to ban dihydrogen monoxide by saying she was "absolutely supportive of the campaign to ban this toxic substance". This was criticised in press releases by the National Party, who 6 years later ironically had one of their MP's fall for the very same hoax.[14]
* In March 2004, Aliso Viejo, California almost considered banning the use of foam containers at city-sponsored events because dihydrogen monoxide is part of their production. A paralegal had asked the city council to put it on the agenda; he later attributed it to poor research.[15] The law was pulled from the agenda before it could come to a vote, but not before the city received a raft of bad publicity.[4]
* In 2006, in Louisville, Kentucky, David Karem, executive director of the Waterfront Development Corporation, a public body that operates Waterfront Park, which features a large, accessible public fountain, wished to deter bathers from using the fountain, without mentioning the actual bacterial contamination. "Counting on a lack of understanding about water's chemical makeup," he arranged for signs reading: "DANGER WATER – CONTAINS HIGH LEVELS OF HYDROGEN – KEEP OUT" to be posted on the fountain at public expense.[16][17]
* Several online petitions to the British Prime Minister on this subject have been correctly identified by the Prime Minister's office as hoaxes, and rejected.[18]
* In 2007 Jacqui Dean, New Zealand National Party MP, fell for the hoax, writing a letter to Associate Minister of Health Jim Anderton asking "Does the Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs have a view on the banning of this drug?"[19][20][14]
* On April 1, 2010, the Dutch triathlon webzine Triathlonweb.nl used the DHMO hoax as a basis for an April Fool's joke. The webzine stated that WADA has put DMHO on the banned substances list, as it is detrimental for your health (e.g. when inhaled or ingested in large quantities) and improves sporting performance.[21]
* On April 1, 2010, Canadian Member of Parliament Andrew Scheer used the DHMO hoax as the basis for an April Fool's Day "media release" on his web site, in which he claimed to have tabled a bill to ban the substance from all federal government buildings.[22]

You see that bold text up there??? the actual title of his science fair project was "How Gullible People Are"


Here's Penn and Teller even doing a skit on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw



Go ahead, tell us you knew all along what it was.

Tell us how smart you are.

Tell us how all of this is my fault.

Go ahead and dig up all the links on the internet showing how dangerous this is...

show us the molecular compound for this...

Get out of this.

Blame Obama and everyone else.

Just be sure to blame yourself for being the clueless, dumbass, moron you are.


dihydrogen monoxide @ 3Dchem.com
Water, dihydrogen monoxide, hydroxic acid, hydrogen hydroxide


http://www.3dchem.com/moremolecules....gen%20monoxide





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Sorry to ruin everyone's party and this thread, but this in one of the biggest hoaxes and April Fools day joke being played in real life and one the web.

[south]

Fermented malted barley + hops + Dihydrogen Monoxide = good stuff.

Amen brother! Or perhaps a good single malt.

I usually dump the stuff on my plants.

[bmugford]

Raider not only fell for the stupid joke, but also threw in an anti-Obama rant.

Did you know the word gullible is not in the dictionary?

Brad

[Raider]

Raider not only fell for the stupid joke, but also threw in an anti-Obama rant.

Did you know the word gullible is not in the dictionary?

Brad

Sorry, I cant pass up a chance to trash Obama, even if it is a joke..

And dont think for a minute Obama wouldn't regulate it either, He is after all trying to regulate CO2, which is essential to life on our planet just like water is.

[Gerry]

Oh, yeah....

here we go.

It's not about you, its about obama.

You are pathetic...


No, this is all about you and your pathetic attempt to appear a virtual know it all.

You're such a joke and a tool.