Whoa. Check Out This Killer Chemical. New Terrorist Weapon?

Windogg

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With all this talk of anthrax, I feel I should repost this one just so everyone is aware that other chemical agents are out there too.

Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.
Dihydrogen monoxide:

is also known as hydroxl acid, and is the major component of acid rain.
contributes to the "greenhouse effect."
may cause severe burns.
contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.
Contamination Is Reaching Epidemic Proportions!
Quantities of dihydrogen monoxide have been found in almost every stream, lake, and reservoir in America today. But the pollution is global, and the contaminant has even been found in Antarctic ice. DHMO has caused millions of dollars of property damage in the midwest, and recently California.

Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

as an industrial solvent and coolant.
in nuclear power plants.
in the production of styrofoam.
as a fire retardant.
in many forms of cruel animal research.
in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.

Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to stop them because this practice is still legal. The impact on wildlife is extreme, and we cannot afford to ignore it any longer!
The Horror Must Be Stopped!

You have been warned.

Windogg
 

Servnya

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Jan 17, 2001
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I was contaminated earlier by a frozen specimen of this chemical. So far I feel ok, but I better be careful!! ;)
 

Tauren

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<<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.>>

Noooooooo!!!!!!
 

astriy

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Jun 11, 2001
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heh, no one wants to say it, so I will

There's Dihydrogen Oxide in my Pop!!!
 

isasir

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<< heh, no one wants to say it, so I will

There's Dihydrogen Oxide in my Pop!!!
>>



Your dad got infected?!?! I feel sorry for him. ;)
 

TheDingo

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Sep 10, 2001
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MSNBC News Flash! The FBI has closed and quarentined many major US ski resorts due to reports of large quantities of a rare form of DHMO!
 

XMan

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Oct 9, 1999
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I don't get it

Dihydrogen = 2 hydrogen

Monoxide = 1 oxygen

H2O.

Water.