Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Silent Killer

[ALTRNTV]

Dihydrogen monoxide is everywhere. In our lakes, rivers, oceans, skies, ground, air, homes, cars, everywhere. It is tasteless, colorless, odorless, and it comes in many forms. The chemical compound dihydrogen monoxide (or DHMO) has been implicated in the deaths of thousands of Americans every year, mainly through accidental ingestion. In gaseous form, it can cause severe burns. And, according to a new report, "the dangers of this chemical do not end there."

The chemical is so caustic that it "accelerates the corrosion and rusting of many metals, . . . is a major component of acid rain, [and] . . . has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients." Symptoms of ingestion include "excessive sweating and urination," and "for those who have developed a dependency on DHMO, complete withdrawal means certain death."

Here are just some of it's effects:
# Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small quantities.
# Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage.
# Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not typically life-threatening side-effects.
# DHMO is a major component of acid rain.
# Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.
# Contributes to soil erosion.
# Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals.
# Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits.
# Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.
# Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions.

Shouldn't we ban this thing?! I mean, it's everywhere and the EPA hasn't done anything about it.

[slothonaleash]

I thought for like 30 seconds and was about to ask a really dumb question

Very clever haha

[murda-c]

Oh i get it.

it's in jizm too

[ThatGuy]

Eric Lechner, Lars Norpchen, and Matthew Kaufman would be proud.

[JVD]

I was about to say... the chemical formula shouldn't be DHMO; it should be... OHHHHHH. I GET IT.

[chrisa]

Why is every one ruining it?

[ThatGuy]

No one's ruining anything, but come on, this has been around for almost 20 years now. :ddog:

I heard this from my high school physics teacher.

[ALTRNTV]

No one's ruining anything, but come on, this has been around for almost 20 years now. :ddog:
DHMO has been around since the dawn of time! Ban this substance. I don't want my family/friends around this anymore.

[ThatGuy]

DHMO has been around since the dawn of time! Ban this substance. I don't want my family/friends around this anymore.

Very true, very true indeed.

[ALTRNTV]

Bring out the banstick Barry.

[ThatGuy]

DHMO goes much further than Zilvia and vehicle tuning. It is simply too large for me to Ban.

[BustedS13]

dihydrogen monoxide is also in a joke i heard on the radio four years ago :(

[mRclARK1]

I'm gonna go have a glass of this stuff now... Feel the insides burn and corrode away!!!!!!

[chrisa]

I guess i just really wanted the stupid people to be like "ZOOOMG!!!!!1 what is that and how do i stop it!!!" lol

[aoiken3]

i'll remember to take some of next time i get a virus infection. i'll take it out as well as myself

[rbpowerds14]

lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Otto347]

I was unaware. Living under a rock I guess....

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

monosodium glutamate.

[ALTRNTV]

Good ol' MSG. Anyone feel like Chinese food tonight?

[soreballz]

Crafty, very crafty. Time to post on Myspace. lol

[ESmorz]

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/ev_waterboy_070328_ssh.jpg

[Pank]

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/ev_waterboy_070328_ssh.jpg

thats a good picture of a stone cold murderer

[ALTRNTV]

I contracted epidermis. :bite:

[ronmcdon]

heard most tap water in US cities has quite a bit of this stuff too.

[ThatGuy]

Even the top of the line bottled water contains dangerously high levels.

[YoungGun]

Damn I had to wiki this, and now I feel like a dumbass.

[TheTimanator]

Damn I had to wiki this, and now I feel like a dumbass.

join the club...hahah :hs:

[Mangudai]

I hate you.

[Kn1ves]

GOO HIPPIES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw

[ALTRNTV]

Last spring, Nathan Zohner, an enterprising 14-year-old student at Eagle Rock Junior High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, conducted his science fair project on just this theme. Nathan distributed a tongue-in-cheek report that had been kicking around the Internet, "Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Unrecognized Killer" (from which the quotes above are drawn), to 50 of his classmates.

These are smart kids who had studied chemistry; many of them, like Nathan, have parents who work at the nearby Idaho Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Nathan simply asked them to read the report (which is completely factual) and decide what, if anything to do about the chemical. They could even ask the teacher what DHMO was, but none did.

In the end, 43 students, or 86 percent of the sample, "voted to ban dihydrogen monoxide because it has caused too many deaths," wrote Nathan in the conclusion to his project, adding that he "was appalled that my peers were so easily misled. . . . I don't feel comfortable with the current level of understanding."

[zorak]

lol my chemistry teacher.

can't remember her name, but she showed our class this.

[ayuaddict]

lol very clever.

[DALAZ_68]

lol u scared 6 of my coworkers, and these fuckers ar engineers...LOL

[mRclARK1]

lol u scared 6 of my coworkers, and these fuckers ar engineers...LOL

hahaha... No offense to any engineers here, but I've met some pretty fucking DUMB engineers.

Worries me at times.

[DALAZ_68]

yeah they worried me, my boss pulled me to the side and told me to make sure i check there work and send it to him from now on LOL

[airsoft]

I think its inside me... GET IT OUT

[Sil-Abc]

AHH im pissing out DHMO!

[SexPanda]

I am around this stuff every day, and i feel it has a detrimental effect on my health. It causes my skin to shrivel up, frequent urination, and it can burn you in some cases as well... trust me.

Many household cleaners have extremely high amounts of this dangerous chemical in then as well.

I blame Al Gore... Global warming is causing the levels of this substance in our oceans to rise.

[keistyle]

i was confused at first, but i got it when i went to take a peeee.

[zenki240sx]

lol my 9th grade science teacher dedicated a whole day to learning about this deadly Dihydrogen Monoxide