Dihydrogen Monoxide, is it safe? and is it an emmission from a hydrogen car?

Question

The Web Site
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
Says that Dihydrogen Monoxide Is toxic and can kill humans. But this site
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/dihydrogen_monoxide/hoax.ico
says Dihydrogen Monoxide is just another name for water.
My concern is Dihydrogen Monoxide is the main byproduct that is produced as a result of using hydrogen to power cars, which many car companies are planning on doing! If a car driver breathed in Dihydrogen Monoxide, woulden't they die?

Answer 1

Dihydrogen Monoxide is very dangerous, especially if introduced into the lungs in its liquid form. It is highly unstable when exposed to reactive metals such as sodium.
It can accelerate the oxidation process of ferrous metals. In its solid form, it can cause great damage if a large enough piece of it strikes a person or object.

Many tests have been carried out on this substance and it has proved to be fatal to land animals, though Annilda seem to live longer when immersed in it.

All in all, this is hazardous stuff and should be banned.

Answer 2

Dihydrogen monoxide means that the molecule has two hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom; this would make it H2O or water. Water is not toxic and the www.dhmo.org site is a HOAX.

Answer 3

Lol, dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) is not toxic but can kill humans. I don't believe that breathing in water vapor could kill you. Otherwise we'd all be dead by now.

Answer 4

Dude, it is water. The website is making a joke, read the article and substiture water, you'l see how anthing can be made scary if cloaked a little in pseudo science.