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http://www.dhmo.org/

What do you think? Should DHMO be banned?

Absolutly NOT! My town is famous for the quality of its Dihydrogen Monoxide and related products. We'd be in serious trouble is there was. Think of the economy man!

Water sucks, it really really sucks!!!

Been... done.... soooooo... many.... times....

*dons Captain Obvious spandex uniform*

[boomingsuperherovoice]Dihydrogen monoxide is the drawn out version of H20, which is the chemical makeup of water.

Captain Obvious, Away! I can fly! *fliesaway* [/booming superhero voice]

This has been posted tonnes of times. Dihydrogen monoxide = H2O = water.

Sorry to rain on the parade, but it gets more annoying every time someone posts it.

This is one of the best pranks ever. Good thing my friend told me about it before I could be fooled. I wonder if I would've figured it out though.

This is retarded, like everyone's pointed out, DHMO is just water.

The guy even made this page for a specific reason, to show how people can label ANYTHING as dangerous.

User: press Pass: press
http://www.dhmo.org/presskit/

This explains WHY the guy made the website.

See, if you were a Libertarian, you wouldn't worry about banning anything.
Isn't it great? You could never be deceived by bullcrap websites. :p

Thats WELL watery goodnessssssss.

*drunk drunk drunk drunk*

God... I hate Bush. Is there no end to his hurting us all?

Guys, I know this has been done before, but plz don't spoil the trap, there are still gullible people out there on NS who haven't been weeded out. Delete your messages, I'll delete mine, and we'll wait for the stupid people to cast their votes.

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE TO DEEEEEEEEEEEATH! HA! IT'S WATER... AH HA HA AH HA HA! SOD OFF! :sniper:

Been... done.... soooooo... many.... times....

*dons Captain Obvious spandex uniform*

[boomingsuperherovoice]Dihydrogen monoxide is the drawn out version of H20, which is the chemical makeup of water.

Captain Obvious, Away! I can fly! *fliesaway* [/booming superhero voice]
I second this entity's post. :rolleyes:
Sheesh, liberals. Whachadowidem?

I aint trappping nobody
Seriously, WTF?

What do you think? Should DHMO be banned?I voted yes. Most people don't know it, but DHMO is deadly in a pure form. It will burst your cells if you drink more than a cup. The scientific process is called plasmolysis.
Only if it's mixed with enough compounds will it be safe.
I know damn well it's H2O. Pure water will kill you. =P

*sigh* as usual the authoritarians want to ban anything "not good for you." They don't understand banning something doesn't eliminate it, it just makes the law more convoluted and pointless. Now they want to ban something almost as innocent as water! What's next, banning carbon?

This thread just screams for bumbling idiots to say something stupid....


Although, I sure as hell hope they don't ban DHMO, I wouldn't last very long more then a few days... :p

You guys should have left this going on longer, someone was going to say yes. I say this on an episode of "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!", they tricked everyone at a (In my mind) "hippie" convention, where almost everyone said yes. Given the exact same facts as in the site.

I wonder who the other two guys were that wanted it banned? This should have been a public poll... :D

LOL@the 5 people who said yes :D

I'd rather ruin your stupid joke Vegas-Rex.

ITS WATER PEOPLE DON'T FALL FOR THE STUPID TRICK ITS H2O

I'd rather ruin your stupid joke Vegas-Rex.


I think everyone already guessed that :D Look at previous posts already saying that...

I think everyone already guessed that :D Look at previous posts already saying that...
Yeah but I'm using Text Size 7!

Yeah but I'm using Text Size 7!
wow well aren't you special. :D

Absolutely. The osmosis it can cause is terrible for the body! The last thing we need is cells swollen and engorged due to the dilution of their Potassium and Sodium reserves!
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(I was a Chemistry major. I know it's water. I think the entire thing is hilarious. ;) )

Absolutely.
There are much safer alternatives - such as C8H10N4HO2O2, without which very few of us could survive anyway...

Absolutely.
There are much safer alternatives - such as C8H10N4HO2O2, without which very few of us could survive anyway...
That's caffiene isn't it? Wait, how the hell did I know that on sight?
OH GOD, I'M TOO FAR IN, THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP THE PROCESS. Complete Dorkiness setting in . . . Losing ability to speak to women . . .
*Shove pistol in mouth*
BANG!
One last . . . post . . .

That's caffiene isn't it? Wait, how the hell did I know that on sight?
OH GOD, I'M TOO FAR IN, THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP THE PROCESS. Complete Dorkiness setting in . . . Losing ability to speak to women . . .
*Shove pistol in mouth*
BANG!
One last . . . post . . .
it would be hilarious if it turned out you where wrong.

The better question is, should we not allow people who want to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide from using it? I say yes. Death to ignorant and dogmatic people!

well he is right :-) so i guess its ok he committed suicide over it :-)

the question is would you recognise it from:

CH3
|
N
/ \
N----C C==O
|| || |
|| || |
CH C N--CH3
\ / \ /
N C
| ||
CH3 O


Or:
http://www.sdsc.edu/discovery/chem-act/caffeine.gif

Actually, DHMO would not be the chemical name for water. Water really isn't H20, but rather H+ OH-, it is an ionic compound, so the chemical name is actually Hydrogen Hydroxide. DHMO is just what joking people or non-chemists call it.

Actually, DHMO would not be the chemical name for water. Water really isn't H20, but rather H+ OH-, it is an ionic compound, so the chemical name is actually Hydrogen Hydroxide. DHMO is just what joking people or non-chemists call it.

Water occasionally separates into its ionic components, but usually it is covalent. It's got a Keq of 10^14, I think.

To everyone else: I'm sorry for posting an overused joke, I'm sorry that I forgot that not only has it been here before, but I've done it before, and got a similar response. I apologize.

Bastards.

Sorry to rain on the parade, but it gets more annoying every time someone posts it.

Oof. That's bad. :D

Actually, absolutely pure water is extremely rare.You could pass a law banning H2O in pure form and not change anything about the world. All the water that you have ever come across has had some trace ions dissolved in it, no matter how many times it is filtered. Pure H2O, among other things, does not conduct electricity very well, is sort of a purplish color (I think), and is not good to drink.

Similarly, ice is not slippery. People slip on ice because the pressure of stepping on it melts a tiny amount of ice, which turns to water, and they slip on the water. That's the principle behind ice skates.

Actually, DHMO would not be the chemical name for water. Water really isn't H20, but rather H+ OH-, it is an ionic compound, so the chemical name is actually Hydrogen Hydroxide. DHMO is just what joking people or non-chemists call it.

I thought it was polar covalent. Even when it dissociates the daughter ions are stabilized through intermolecular interactions with other, undissociated water molecules.

Yeah, but what about the equally deadly chemical 'Hydroxyilic Acid'? :eek:

Hehehe... I still love the DHMO prank. :D

It is kinda weird, that (pure) water is actually quite corrosive to many materials. Hungry for them ions, it is. I had no idea that there was a name for that peculiar effect where hot water can (sometimes) freeze faster than cold water... the Mpemba Effect. :)

Sorry to rain on the parade, but it gets more annoying every time someone posts it.

Ha ha! Punny.

Actually, absolutely pure water is extremely rare.You could pass a law banning H2O in pure form and not change anything about the world. All the water that you have ever come across has had some trace ions dissolved in it, no matter how many times it is filtered. Pure H2O, among other things, does not conduct electricity very well, is sort of a purplish color (I think), and is not good to drink.

Are you sure? I'm pretty sure H2O is still clear and is fine to drink (I think it might taste bad though but it wouldn't harm you)

I think yoor awl beeing assholes! my granny neerly dyed from dihidrogen monoxide poisuning!and I'm still upset about it!!!

Perhaps we should use only fruit juice?

I hear canola oil can make a nice drink...or was that Castor oil?

Been... done.... soooooo... many.... times....

*dons Captain Obvious spandex uniform*

[boomingsuperherovoice]Dihydrogen monoxide is the drawn out version of H20, which is the chemical makeup of water.

Captain Obvious, Away! I can fly! *fliesaway* [/booming superhero voice]

I need to add <boomingsuperherovoice> to my bag of HTML tags!

I think yoor awl beeing assholes! my granny neerly dyed from dihidrogen monoxide poisuning!and I'm still upset about it!!!
Yes, I'm the one who snuck it into her drink of water! Wuhahahahaha!

Pure water is tasteless, it's the ions in the water that provide taste.

Yes, I'm the one who snuck it into her drink of water! Wuhahahahaha!

How did you manage that! she normally notices when someone something different in her drink of water! (Although she tends not to complain if it's whisky!)

Absolutely. DHMO killed this kid (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/13/national/main777036.shtml).

How did you manage that! she normally notices when someone something different in her drink of water! (Although she tends not to complain if it's whisky!)
That's what I did I put the DHMO in whiskey then put the whiskey with the DHMO into her water!
And I would have got away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids!

That's what I did I put the DHMO in whiskey then put the whiskey with the DHMO into her water!
And I would have got away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids!

What you mean my cousins who drank all the whiskey and replaced it with apple juice!!!

Actually, absolutely pure water is extremely rare.You could pass a law banning H2O in pure form and not change anything about the world. All the water that you have ever come across has had some trace ions dissolved in it, no matter how many times it is filtered. Pure H2O, among other things, does not conduct electricity very well, is sort of a purplish color (I think), and is not good to drink.

Similarly, ice is not slippery. People slip on ice because the pressure of stepping on it melts a tiny amount of ice, which turns to water, and they slip on the water. That's the principle behind ice skates.


Although 'pure' water is 'rare' in nature, it is produced in labs quite commonly (usually called double distilled water however it typically is put in glass containers which lose ions to the liquid.

It is not purple...at all...yes it is bad for you to drink it since you happen to be an electrochemical cell and you'll throw your ion levels off.


Actually we should ban it and it's use in all products. And prevent people from drinking or eating anything with even trace amounts of this substance.

Doing so will
End world hunger
End All war
Restore the Natural Balance of the Planet

It is the best solution for planet earth...
So stop consuming Dihydrogen Oxide today.

this advertisement was paid for by the Jackalope Coallition for Global Dominance.

What you mean my cousins who drank all the whiskey and replaced it with apple juice!!!
And that dog! scooby something that died from the DHMO.

Although 'pure' water is 'rare' in nature, it is produced in labs quite commonly (usually called double distilled water however it typically is put in glass containers which lose ions to the liquid.

It is not purple...at all...yes it is bad for you to drink it since you happen to be an electrochemical cell and you'll throw your ion levels off.


Actually we should ban it and it's use in all products. And prevent people from drinking or eating anything with even trace amounts of this substance.

Doing so will
End world hunger
End All war
Restore the Natural Balance of the Planet

It is the best solution for planet earth...
So stop consuming Dihydrogen Oxide today.

this advertisement was paid for by the Jackalope Coallition for Global Dominance.

What about the animals and fish, we can't let them suffer from the horrors of DHMO

And that dog! scooby something that died from the DHMO.

Er...

Doo?
Snacks?
Bresely?

Er...

Doo?
Snacks?
Bresely?
yes that's the one scooby doo.

yes that's the one scooby doo.

I've lost track now! what does scooby doo have to do with your attempted murder of my granny?

I've lost track now! what does scooby doo have to do with your attempted murder of my granny?
lol. It's funnier not to tell you.

lol. It's funnier not to tell you.

Okey-dokey! I'm going down the pub!

Okey-dokey! I'm going down the pub!

actually I'm not leaving till 9! So were you and scooby doo plotting against my granny, or didi you get drunk together and do it on a whim?

actually I'm not leaving till 9! So were you and scooby doo plotting against my granny, or didi you get drunk together and do it on a whim?
And I would have got away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids!
don't forget scooby doo. Scooby doobie(!?) doo
*end*

I don't know why he shouts doobie at the end of every cartoon but whatever.

The old DHMO thing?people have been doing that for ages

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/dhmo.htm

look at the date,collected on the internet in 1997

I hate dihydride monoxide, it is a horrid molecule, infact it killed my dad and raped my mom. I can't believe that at one time I actually promoted such a substance.

I demand that all nations that allow the processing of this compound to be banned from Earth!!! Thats right, I propose that we dig up their continent and shift it out to space where they can go and process their precious "dihydride monoxide".... bastards... SICKINING!!!! :gundge:

By the way.... is there anyone who didnt know this stuff was water?