Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound, also referred to by some as Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or simply Hydric acid. Its basis is the unstable radical Hydroxide, the components of which are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol.
DHMO is a constituent of many known toxic substances, diseases and disease-causing agents, environmental hazards and can even be lethal to humans in quantities as small as a thimbleful.
Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment. Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:
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.
Given to vicious dogs involved in recent deadly attacks.
Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere, and in hurricanes including deadly storms in Florida, New Orleans and other areas of the southeastern U.S.
Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.
2007-06-22 05:37:55
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answered by haunted_cycle 2
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This is so old it's almost troglodytian. I don't think there's a single literate person alive today who'd fall for the old dihydrogen monoxide gag again. The only reason it ever worked in the first place is because the name sounds an awful lot like carbon monoxide, which is poisonous.
2007-06-18 06:03:33
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answered by SomeGuy 6
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Di Hydrogen Monoxide = water..duh.
2007-06-18 05:49:47
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answered by Anonymous
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We'll get to the H2O problem soon enough. Our governments are already taking care of the CO2 problem. No worries: We will stop CO2!!
http://www.this-must-stop.com/
and video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2815320198655156407&q=aerosol+Crimes
Thanks to the global warming evidence, the use of chemical spraying into the atmosphere is going to be an international policy. Chemicals are safer for our global situation than CO2.
Better to be more toxic than to burn to death or sink in floods from global warming.
2007-06-18 08:04:57
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answered by Harry H 2
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Funny! I saw a great science fair project where a student wrote a petition listing all the scary things about this and got hundreds of signatures for banning it from campus. Even her science teacher signed!
2007-06-18 05:55:12
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answered by TG 7
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You are ten times more likely to die from Di-Hydrogen Monoxide exposure than than from an alcohol overdose.
60 times more likely to die from Di-Hydrogen Monoxide than from legal execution.
You are more likely to die from Di-Hydrogen Monoxide than in a fire, a motorcycle accident, or even in SPACE.
This threat MUST be STOPPED!!!
2007-06-18 09:43:59
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answered by Ash 3
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What do we do about it? Try drinking it. Maybe take a shower with it so you're less stinky.
2007-06-18 05:48:45
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answered by Dana1981 7
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Yeah and autopsies show it present in every dead body!!
It's in every thing we eat and drink!
2007-06-18 06:01:30
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answered by namsaev 6
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That sounds as dangerous as dephlogiscated air!!!
2007-06-18 20:02:59
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answered by 3DM 5
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It is an oldy but a goody. Many still miss the point.
People, please stop, think and read the link
2007-06-18 06:46:53
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answered by Jacob W 7
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