goddess_nemesis
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I hadn't even heard of it until my brother, who is a senior in high school, brought home an article about it.
Here are some of the dangers you should know associated with dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO):
Despite the dangers, DHMO is widely used by elite athletes to improve performance, in the production of Styrofoam, in biological and chemical weapons manufacture, as a spray-on fire suppressant and retardant, in abortion clinics, as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs, in cult rituals, by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families (although surprisingly, many members recently have contacted DHM😵rg to vehemently deny such use), by pedophiles and pornographers (for uses we'd rather not say here), historically, in Hitler's death camps in Nazi Germany, and in prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq and Iran, in World War II prison camps in Japan, and in prisons in China, for various forms of torture, by many terrorist organizations, in community swimming pools to maintain chemical balance, in animal research laboratories, and in pesticide production and distribution.
Truth is, we use it every day. I know what is, but the question is, do you know what it is?
(If you do know what it is or figure it out, don't post what it is. I want to see what the responses are for the poll the next time I return. Once the poll closes, post the answer all you want. Okay? Thank you! ~ticklingnemesis)
Here are some of the dangers you should know associated with dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO):
- 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.
- Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions.
- Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere.
- Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.
Despite the dangers, DHMO is widely used by elite athletes to improve performance, in the production of Styrofoam, in biological and chemical weapons manufacture, as a spray-on fire suppressant and retardant, in abortion clinics, as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs, in cult rituals, by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families (although surprisingly, many members recently have contacted DHM😵rg to vehemently deny such use), by pedophiles and pornographers (for uses we'd rather not say here), historically, in Hitler's death camps in Nazi Germany, and in prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq and Iran, in World War II prison camps in Japan, and in prisons in China, for various forms of torture, by many terrorist organizations, in community swimming pools to maintain chemical balance, in animal research laboratories, and in pesticide production and distribution.
Truth is, we use it every day. I know what is, but the question is, do you know what it is?
(If you do know what it is or figure it out, don't post what it is. I want to see what the responses are for the poll the next time I return. Once the poll closes, post the answer all you want. Okay? Thank you! ~ticklingnemesis)
