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City falls victim to Internet hoax, considers banning items made with water
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| March 14, 2004
Posted on 03/14/2004 8:23:49 AM PST by Cultural Jihad
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:07:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) - City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.
Then they learned that dihydrogen monoxide - H2O for short - is the scientific term for water.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: banwater; dhmo; environment; environmentalism; epa; evironmentalists; hoax; looneyleft; nannystate; taxdollarsatwork; youpayforthis
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To: Cultural Jihad
They first decided to ban styrofoam and then directed a paralegal to come up with a reason to support it. Now they have to start over and come up with a new reason to support what they have already decided to do.
Isn't that how most "environmental protection" decisions are made?
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posted on
03/14/2004 10:42:27 AM PST
by
kennedy
To: aomagrat; Harmless Teddy Bear
To: Cultural Jihad
DHMO is also a major component of sewage!
To: Cultural Jihad
Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing.Good grief! How did we ever survive a trip to the beach.
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posted on
03/14/2004 10:46:17 AM PST
by
aomagrat
To: Cultural Jihad
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posted on
03/14/2004 10:52:15 AM PST
by
TankerKC
(My life is a Country Song.)
To: kennedy
I agree with your assessment. Junk science setting public policy is a bad thing. These crusaders against production (and consumption) like to think of themselves as enlightened humanists, but really are ruled by fantasies, superstitions, and irrationality.
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Was looking for the "hazard sheet" that's been around the web for years This one??
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
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PRODUCT NAME: DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
FORMULA WT: 18.00
CAS NO.: 07732-18-5
NIOSH/RTECS NO.: ZC0110000
COMMON SYNONYMS: DIHYDROGEN OXIDE, HYDRIC ACID
PRODUCT CODES: 4218,4219
EFFECTIVE: 05/30/86
REVISION #01
LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT
PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS
STORAGE: KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
BOILING POINT: 100 C ( 212 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 17.5
MELTING POINT: 0 C ( 32 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A
SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100
APPEARANCE & ODOR: ODORLESS, CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID.
TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(G/KG) - 190
LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 25
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
AREA. DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE IS CONSIDERED A NON-REGULATED PRODUCT, BUT
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH SOME MATERIALS. THESE INCLUDE SODIUM, POTASSIUM
AND OTHER ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTAL FLUORINE; AND STRONG DEHYDRATING AGENTS
SUCH AS SULFURIC ACID. IT FORMS EXPLOSIVE GASES WITH CALCIUM CARBIDE.
AVOID CONTACT WITH ALL MATERIALS UNTIL INVESTIGATION SHOWS SUBSTANCE IS
COMPATIBLE. EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY UPON FREEZING. DO NOT STORE IN RIGID
CONTAINER AND PROTECT FROM FREEZING.
DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)
PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)
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To: aomagrat; Cultural Jihad
Good grief! How did we ever survive a trip to the beach. We didnt. Between the silica, the dihydrogen monoxide and the sodium chloride we must have died. This is the afterlife.
I have to admit, it isnt quite what I was expecting.
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posted on
03/14/2004 10:58:20 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proudly out of step with the majority since 1973)
To: TankerKC
That link was hilarious!
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posted on
03/14/2004 10:59:01 AM PST
by
Trillian
To: An.American.Expatriate
Sheesh. They must have rounded off the boiling and melting points of Dihydrogen Monoxide, the slackers!
To: Arthur McGowan
Wow, that must make DHMO a major component of liberal thought!
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:08:18 AM PST
by
Sofa King
(MY rights are not subject to YOUR approval http://www.angelfire.com/art2/sofaking/index.html)
To: Cultural Jihad
Its because there trying to name it from the imperial formula. They vaguely remember something from wayyyy back on how chemicals are named.
Water is fairly simple. But other more complex chemicals can have many of these types of bonds. Making the true formula somewhat long & obtuse. And when you just want to know what atoms are in something. So the chemist just simplify. They add up all the atoms of each type and write that down.
Most of the times the imperial and true formula are one and the same.... But not all the time! Water is one of those not all the times.
It like for those of you who remember learning how to balance chemical equations. You think you got it this is simple..... Then your teacher throws you some Redox equations at you. Some of those special cases where the normal way of doing it dont work
And then we can get into Hydrides.....;)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear; aomagrat
Done in by the silica, the dihydrogen monoxide, and the sodium chloride ...
To: aomagrat
The Sheeples Republic of FloriDUH has out dumbed the Navy! A teacher friend told me that the Public School Administration "Safety Office" has issued a pronunciamento ex cathedra wherein no school science lab could have more than one bag of sand in the supply room.
Conceivable, one could drown in enough water; but what harm could there be in, gasp!!, two bags of sand?
Only the administrator knows for sure. One hopes.
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:23:31 AM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon liberty, it is essential to examine principles - -)
To: Tangerine Time Machine
" - getting them out will be a real bitch."
Not a bit*h at all. Just shut down the agency and start over. Once their salary stops, they will go away.
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:27:46 AM PST
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon liberty, it is essential to examine principles - -)
To: IAmNotAnAnimal
Actually you can have more fun using the right name!
If you say dihydrogen monoxide most people go. hmm whats that. ok. BUT if you say Hydrogen Hydroxide most freak and go keep that away from me!
Its the Hydroxide part that gets them because the first thing that they think of is lye or Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2 ) and some times bleach.
BTW lye, Hydrogen Peroxide and bleach are NOT different names for the same thing.
To: Fiddlstix
Ah, Yes! But will they find the styrofoam? Just what do you think those little spherules are? Styrofoam beads do harden when exposed to ultra-violent radiation, and there is little atmosphere to stop the Sun's rays.
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:29:31 AM PST
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional.)
To: GladesGuru
Conceivable, one could drown in enough water; but what harm could there be in, gasp!!, two bags of sand? Twice as many people with homemade blackjacks?
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:34:27 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proudly out of step with the majority since 1973)
To: brityank
Hmmmm.......
Interesting point J
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:34:42 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
To: Cultural Jihad
A little known fact: Apparently the hops utilized in Corona Extra or Heineken seem to render the dihydrogen monoxide harmless in small quantities although excessive urination has been reported by some. Despite the dangers I will continue my research and report back periodically assuming I survive.
The things I do for science! ;-)
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:42:45 AM PST
by
Tunehead54
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