California city considers BANNING WATER

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City Fearful of H2O Almost Bans Cups

City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.

Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide -- H2O for short -- is the scientific term for water.

 

[conjur]

How many times will this joke be played out?

 

[Vadatajs]

Posted: March 15, 2004 at 12:22 p.m.

welcome out of your hole, maybe next week we'll here something about Dick Clark's new book from you?

 

[MAW1082]

Dude that's awesome. Thank you for the re-post. Some people don't read every mesage on the board.

 

[kylebisme]

ya this is news to me. i had seen the dihydrogen monoxide warning sites, but to know that some city almostmost past a law to address the concern puts a grin on my face.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: MAW1082
Dude that's awesome. Thank you for the re-post. Some people don't read every mesage on the board.

Thats pretty funny

 

[dahunan]

Hey Repost Police.. Go Back to Off-Topic..

http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.cfm?catid=38