California: Hoax Soaks Aliso Viejo. Officials fall for 'dihydrogen monoxide' internet prank

Los Angeles Times ^ | March 13, 2004 | William Wan

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks J
I'll check it out.

[RonDog]

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[ko_kyi]

I sent the DHMO.org page guy a field report. I found that DHMO is frequently found in the same areas as SiO4. My 2 year old actually ate some SiO4 and drank DHMO when we visited the beach last year.

[South40]

Accidental dihydrogen monoxide inhalation killed Natalie Woods.

[Ulysses]

Which reminds one of that old, cruel joke...

"What kind of wood doesn't float?"

The Natalie kind...