16-03-2004 02:39									#31
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The sad reality is that the levels of public knoweldge abot scientific names is so low that ou could start a campaign against anything if you gave it the scientific name and approched people with it.

	16-03-2004 02:41									#32
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And that is due to a shameful level of scientific education in our schools.

Did you know that in Israel, Chemistry, and Biology aren't mandatory.

I studied only physics in school, and even that could've included more information.

	16-03-2004 02:44									#33
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I say we start a movement against inorganic substances in out food, not only dihydrogen monoxide, but sodium chloride (which can be broken down, and the chlorine used to make WMD's!) and countless other terrible inorganic dangers!

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	16-03-2004 02:46									#34
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a waitress once warned me of the dangers of the dihydrogen monoxide in our water. everyone at the table with me was baffled, I felt so ashamed having such stupid friends

	16-03-2004 02:55									#35
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My mother is a chemistry teacher, and I just approached her speaking of this ban of dihydrogen monoxyde. It took her time to get it, after some reflection, simply because nobody uses the chemical name for it (unlike sodium chlorine, or even H20, which I heard quite a few times in my chemistry classes)

	16-03-2004 02:55									#36
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quote: a waitress once warned me of the dangers of the dihydrogen monoxide in our water. everyone at the table with me was baffled, I felt so ashamed having such stupid friends

C'mon people, don't overdo it either, why should non-chemists (and alike) need to know what dihydrogen monoxide is.

That's like me making fun of you because you don't speak dutch.

	16-03-2004 03:01									#37
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quote: Originally posted by alva quote: a waitress once warned me of the dangers of the dihydrogen monoxide in our water. everyone at the table with me was baffled, I felt so ashamed having such stupid friends That's like me making fun of you because you don't speak dutch.

"A waitress once warned me of the dangers of the Rijksduur in our food. Everyone at the table with me was baffled, I felt so ashamed having such stupid friends."

	16-03-2004 03:22									#38
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I've just learned that certain shadowy organizations within our our own government are rumored to operate DHMO purification plants under heavy guard, and actually distribute the stuff right in our own communities!

	16-03-2004 03:26									#39
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DHMO is being used to pollute our precious bodily fluids!

	16-03-2004 03:39									#40
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Ethyl water is a much more interesting substance

	16-03-2004 03:46									#41
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Would that be alcohol?

	16-03-2004 04:07									#43
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara Republicans are stupid.

Throw molotov cocktails at them

Ah yes, that good old DHMO trick I am amazed that people still fall for it.

Ethyl water...hmmm...I suppose that is hydroxyethane?

And it is quite interesting that Potassium started this thread...because to someone made entirely of potassium, water would be extremely dangerous

	16-03-2004 06:27									#46
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I love the disclaimer at the bottom of the page:

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	16-03-2004 06:48									#47
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quote: Originally posted by -Jrabbit I've just learned that certain shadowy organizations within our our own government are rumored to operate DHMO purification plants under heavy guard, and actually distribute the stuff right in our own communities!

	16-03-2004 07:26									#48
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Hysterical.

I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

	16-03-2004 07:36									#49
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quote: Originally posted by GePap The sad reality is that the levels of public knoweldge abot scientific names is so low that ou could start a campaign against anything if you gave it the scientific name and approched people with it.

Not really. There's no practical reason that a person would want to call water Dihydrogen Monoxide.


What's sad is people's blind faith in anything that sounds scientific.

	16-03-2004 07:55									#50
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel I am an undergraduate chemistry student, and I don't remember it. Hydrogen Oxide is the correct name, IIRC, due to oxidation levels.

Don't feel bad, Az (not that you were ). I have a chemical engineering degree and was sitting here thinking "Dang, I'd have to consult my 10th grade chemistry book to be sure of the correct name."

I believe you're right, though, that with the O at -2, it's hydrogen oxide.

The best part of that site I found in my quick scan was the uses list "Used by both the KKK and NAACP during rallies." or something to that effect.

	16-03-2004 07:57									#51
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quote: I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

That was so funny.

	16-03-2004 07:59									#52
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What a surprise, chemical phobia.

Twits.

	16-03-2004 08:07									#53
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quote: Oooh, so it is easier now to screw with school kids doing their homework with fake informational orgs! The net takes one great leap forward.

You can give it a try, but I know that at least my school covers this particular gag in chemistry. After being put to shame like most of us were, it's not exactly something you forget. Sad though that some people still fall for this.

	16-03-2004 08:07									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Boris Godunov I don't see why it would be a legend. Penn & Teller did this exact stunt on their TV show "Bullshit," going around at an environmental rally. They got hundreds of signatures.

Hell thats nothing, The Man Show guys went around asking women to sign a petition to end Woman's Sufferage Now, "My sister, my Mother,my Aunt all sufferaged",etc playing on the fact that the word sounds like suffering. Only 1 or 2 women out of the 50 or so that they asked knew what it was.

	16-03-2004 08:09									#55
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer Hysterical. I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

what i get for not reading the whole thread.

	16-03-2004 08:16									#56
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I spit out my dihydrogen monoxide when reading that story!!!

	16-03-2004 09:55									#57
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quote: Originally posted by Solomwi Don't feel bad, Az (not that you were ). I have a chemical engineering degree and was sitting here thinking "Dang, I'd have to consult my 10th grade chemistry book to be sure of the correct name." I believe you're right, though, that with the O at -2, it's hydrogen oxide. The best part of that site I found in my quick scan was the uses list "Used by both the KKK and NAACP during rallies." or something to that effect.

Hmmm, according to my chem teacher it's monoxide. According to him, all molecules use the mono- prefix, and since oxygen-hydrogen is covalent it's a molecule.

	16-03-2004 10:37									#58
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quote: I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

that was back when the show actually showed streaks of inteeligence amidst all of the bracado, and panyshots. I remeber that though. Quite funny

	16-03-2004 10:48									#59
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quote: Originally posted by Kucinich Hmmm, according to my chem teacher it's monoxide. According to him, all molecules use the mono- prefix, and since oxygen-hydrogen is covalent it's a molecule.

What kind of chem teacher do you have?

Consider CaO. It's calcium oxide, not calcium monoxide. And CaO is a molecule dispite being ionic.

No wonder kids these days are so...

	16-03-2004 10:59									#60
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CaO isn't a molecule. Molecules are formed with COVALENT bonds only.

btw, he's a PhD.