http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

one can only wonder!

It can easily kill you if you accidentally get an overdose!

I have heard of people who will drink the stuff until they die. I personally only drink enough to live, and sometimes need to drink more than I do.

I've heard that serial killers and psychopaths have high amounts of it in their body

I first saw that in the early 90s.

It's awesome on so many levels... I think of it everytime someone tries to convince me that some particular substance is 'toxic' (like flouride in drinking water) by listing off a series of slanted, context-free claims.

I've never heard of it.

If someone wants to ban it, it is probably something really good. LOL

Hey Viagra says one of the possible side effects is "death."

Still, nobody is banning that.

So its a hoax.
Thats really funny.

Its WATER!

Wiki:


In the dihydrogen monoxide hoax, water is called by an unfamiliar name, "dihydrogen monoxide", followed by a listing of real negative effects of this chemical, in a mock attempt to convince people that it should be carefully regulated, labeled as hazardous, or banned. The hoax is designed to illustrate how the lack of scientific literacy and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears.[1] "Dihydrogen monoxide", shortened to "DHMO", is a name for water that is consistent with basic rules of chemical nomenclature,[2] but is not among the names published by IUPAC[3] and is almost never used.

A popular version of the hoax was created by Eric Lechner, Lars Norpchen and Matthew Kaufman, housemates while attending University of California, Santa Cruz in 1990,[4] revised by Craig Jackson (also a UC Santa Cruz student) in 1994,[5] and brought to widespread public attention in 1997 when Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old student, gathered petitions to ban "DHMO" as the basis of his science project, titled "How Gullible Are We?".[6]

"Dihydrogen monoxide" may sound dangerous to those with a limited knowledge of chemistry or who hold to an ideal of a "chemical-free" life (chemophobia).[6] The only familiar common usage of the term "monoxide" is in the highly toxic gas "carbon monoxide", and the simplified term "monoxide poisoning" is commonly used to refer to poisoning by this colourless and odorless substance.[7]

The joke has been frequently extended over the years. For example, a material safety data sheet — a list of information about potentially dangerous materials used in research and industry — has been created for it.[8]

The first rule of DHMO is you don't talk about.. I mean you don't say what DHMO is.

There really is an awesome lesson contained in the listing of 'dangers of DHMO' - especially for those who don't know chemical terminology, and therefore don't recognize it at first.


You should never believe that something is bad for you, nor good for you, simply because someone present a list of ways in which it can harm you. Everything depends on context, circumstance, usage, and dosage.

That is the very first question I asked.

This is so true.

Sweet n' low.

I have been using it for years.

I hate these convenience stores who DARE to put some other sweetener in a PINK PACKAGE in place of my sweet n' low!

HOW DARE THEY!!

I WANT MY SWEET N LOW!

All that crap about the dangers of saccharin was based on one lab experiment who fed a mouse enough of it to kill it. The dosage was absurd. Nobody consumes that much.

It was a ploy to kill the competition for the sugar industry I think.

here ya go. pen and teller.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw

That is highly possible, however I tend to have a little rule of thought. Never attribute malicious intent when shear stupidity can explain it simpler.

I lean towards greed to be the motive of most things.