DHMO - it's everywhere, and it's dangerous.

from http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

excerpt:

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 highly reactive hydroxyl radical, a species shown to mutate DNA, denature proteins, disrupt cell membranes, and chemically alter critical neurotransmitters. The atomic components of DHMO are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol.

Yes, you should be concerned about DHMO! Although the U.S. Government and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) do not classify Dihydrogen Monoxide as a toxic or carcinogenic substance (as it does with better known chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and benzene), 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.

What you may find surprising are some of the products and places where DHMO is used, but which for one reason or another, are not normally made part of public presentations on the dangers to the lives of our family members and friends. Among these startling uses are:

• as an additive to food products, including jarred baby food and baby formula, and even in many soups, carbonated beverages and supposedly "all-natural" fruit juices
• in cough medicines and other liquid pharmaceuticals,
• in spray-on oven cleaners,
• in shampoos, shaving creams, deodorants and numerous other bathroom products,
• in bathtub bubble products marketed to children,
• as a preservative in grocery store fresh produce sections,
• in the production of beer by all the major beer distributors,
• in the coffee available at major coffee houses in the US and abroad,
• in Formula One race cars, although its use is regulated by the Formula One Racing Commission, and
• as a target of ongoing NASA planetary and stellar research.

 

WTF?!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy Carp!  Unfriggin believable.

in baby food?!

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

in baby food?!

 ?!?!?!?!

Are you serious?  'Cuz now I'm totally worried about pretty much everything I have in my cupboards at home.

not my beer!?!!!!?!?!!?!?!?

I'm a hypocondriac, and yet this doesn't worry me at all. Go figure.

LOL -- I've got some in my room right now...

Original Post by michachu:

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

in baby food?!

 ?!?!?!?!

 uh, didn't you read the original post?! Sheesh! It says its used as an additive in baby food!!! I mean, lets just start out poisoning the population as soon as we can, right?

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

Original Post by michachu:

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

in baby food?!

 ?!?!?!?!

 uh, didn't you read the original post?! Sheesh! It says its used as an additive in baby food!!! I mean, lets just start out poisoning the population as soon as we can, right?

 I would imagine it's habit-forming, if not an outright addictive substance.

Can you really drown in a thimble?

Original Post by adolphs:

Can you really drown in a thimble?

 *shrug* I never swam in one.

Original Post by jblarghp:

I'm a hypocondriac, and yet this doesn't worry me at all. Go figure.

 the liberal media has made you complacent!

Original Post by runesplendor:

Holy Carp!  Unfriggin believable.

 Holy Catfish Batman!

Original Post by runesplendor:

Original Post by crazydiamondchrysalis:

 I would imagine it's habit-forming, if not an outright addictive substance.

The site doesn't say, but they DO use it in athletic events, and they can't test for its presence.

Original Post by caverlady:

Original Post by runesplendor:

Holy Carp!  Unfriggin believable.

 Holy Catfish Batman!

 lol

A thimbleful in the lungs could kill you -- and almost definitely kill an infant

Cute!  Thanks for the chuckle. 

I gargle with this stuff every morning.  That's how badass I am.

Oh no!  Even my bottled water contains DHMO!!