Let's Ban DHMO

bhammer

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So a buddy (hate to admit it) of mine sends me an email with details on how to contact my political reps and wants me to join in on trying to get DHMO banned. Here are the facts behind DHMO, which he based his own email to senetors on. Let's just say I couldn't let him go on....

I guess this is a good reminder for everyone to be a good critical thinker.:)

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.

Uses of DHMO:
as an industrial solvent and coolant,
in nuclear power plants,
by the U.S. Navy in the propulsion systems of some older vessels,
by elite athletes to improve performance,
in the production of Styrofoam,
in biological and chemical weapons manufacture,
in the development of genetically engineering crops and animals,
as a spray-on fire suppressant and retardant,
in so-called "family planning" or "reproductive health" clinics,
as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs,
as a byproduct of hydrocarbon combustion in furnaces and air conditioning compressor operation,
in cult rituals,
by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families (although surprisingly, many members recently have contacted DHMo_Org to vehemently deny such use),
by both the KKK and the NAACP during rallies and marches,
by members of Congress who are under investigation for financial corruption and inappropriate IM behavior,
by the clientele at a number of bath houses in New York City and San Francisco,
historically, in Hitler's death camps in Nazi Germany, and in prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq and Iran,
in World War II prison camps in Japan, and in prisons in China, for various forms of torture,
during many recent religious and ethnic wars in the Middle East,
by many terrorist organizations including al Quaeda,
in community swimming pools to maintain chemical balance,
in day care centers, purportedly for sanitary purposes,
by software engineers, including those producing DICOM software SDKs,
in animal research laboratories, and
in pesticide production and distribution.
 

mainexile

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Great! Now some learned members of Congress will be clamoring for an investigation costing taxpayers millions of dollars in "liquid" funds. Sorry for the ban pun.:redface:
 

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Sounds like we need to address this ASAP................some one get Al on the line...................:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

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i think i saw this on the discovery channel.........


your talking about water
 

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I think LadyFish got all fired up about this stuff once . . . No, this is not a cheap attempt at a blonde joke . . . come to think of it . . . it is . . . but it really happened, so . . . oh, never mind . . .

Ducking for cover :eek:
 

bhammer

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Yes oops, you are right. I thought it was funny as heck that people actually bought into it all. What a bunch of sheep.... When he sent me the email, I thougth, hmmm, I'll check it out and if I agree, I'll send a note to me representitives. As soon as I hit the go button in Google and saw the first line, it came back to me that day in chemistry class. I remember my chem instructor had us all do our hiomework the night before and readong one chanpter was on DHMO. That morning, he came in with 4 cups of it and gave everyone the dangers speak about DHMO. He then asked the students to go to a side of the room if they would drink it and those that would not, to the other. He then graded those on the wrong side of the room with an "F" for homework. He then tossed one of the full cups at them and you could see everyone scatter.

Here are a couple links I found:

I like this one:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/013117.html

http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp
 

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Whatever floats your boat!
 

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The DMHO topic title threw me at first. I am sure you meant DHMO.
 

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on the discovery channel....they sent a pretty blonde girl around to get everyone to sign a petition......she got over 50 names in just a few hours...people were incenced that we hadent banned it allready.......it just goes to show you......a good sales job and the people will buy any idea that comes down the pike.....or drain in this case :D
 

mainexile

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on the discovery channel....they sent a pretty blonde girl around to get everyone to sign a petition......she got over 50 names in just a few hours...people were incenced that we hadent banned it allready.......it just goes to show you......a good sales job and the people will buy any idea that comes down the pike.....or drain in this case :D
To some degree it depends on the salesperson. A "pretty blonde girl" would probably be distracting to some who are paying more attention to her attributes than her message.:)
 

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It may be too late, it is already in all the lakes and oceans. Every fish, reptile, mammal, person and plant on the planet have been exposed to it.
 

MikDee

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It may be too late, it is already in all the lakes and oceans. Every fish, reptile, mammal, person and plant on the planet have been exposed to it.

It smells a little "fishy" to me! :D
 

bhammer

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The DMHO topic title threw me at first. I am sure you meant DHMO.

Ya, I suffer from a bit of dyslexia. Even when I read it when I read your post, It read right to me. :mad: Fixed it.
 

SS MAYFLOAT

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This was passed around here in dockside a long while ago. Some got taken hook line,,,,,and,,,,,,,sinker :D
 

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Ya, I suffer from a bit of dyslexia. Even when I read it when I read your post, It read right to me. :mad: Fixed it.

Don't sweat it bhammer...............................................................Its all water under the bridge now anyhow.....................:p;):D:D
 

mike64

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And let's not forget how damaging DHMO is to boats. If you really want your boat to never sink or rot, it should be kept far away from DHMO.
 
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