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Station should have known that hydrogen dioxide is fatal.

It ain't the poison, it's the dosage.


4 posted on 01/18/2007 10:51:19 AM PST by D-fendr
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To: D-fendr
Station should have known that hydrogen dioxide is fatal.

That would be HO2 which I don't think is even possible since hydrogen has one binding site and oxygen has two; of course I could be wrong since it's been a while since I sat in a chemistry class and I didn't stay in a Holiday in Express last night.

I'm assuming you mean dihydrogen oxide or technically, dihydrogen monoxide.

19 posted on 01/18/2007 11:13:56 AM PST by Lx (Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
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The dangerous poison is Dihydrogen Monoxide.

What are some of the dangers associated with DHMO?

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.
* Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions.
* Given to vicious dogs involved in recent deadly attacks.
* Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere, and in hurricanes including deadly storms in Florida, New Orleans and other areas of the southeastern U.S.
* Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.

20 posted on 01/18/2007 11:15:29 AM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: D-fendr
Station should have known that hydrogen dioxide is fatal.

Luckily, it's also chemically impossible

22 posted on 01/18/2007 11:18:52 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (Sheik Hilali: Cultural learnings of Australia for make benefit of most glorious nation of Islam)
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To: D-fendr
. . .it's the dosage.

. . .'Moderation in all things'. . .

100 posted on 01/18/2007 5:43:18 PM PST by cricket (Save a Terrorist - join the Democrats/Live Liberal Free; or suffer their consequences)
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