New Safety Topic (Humor)

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

For when you run out ideas...

Dihydrogen Monoxide FAQ
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

[HGjunkie]

 

I always crack up with this one. Dihydrogen Monoxide... H₂O... Wait a minute!

[Thrashed]

Penn & Teller did a whole cable show on this. They got lots of signatures in DC on a petition to ban it. Funny. Stupid hippies.

[SarDragon]

I circulated a "warning" at work a long time ago, and the outcry was hilarious. Fortunately, the upper management caught on quickly, and I didn't get into trouble. There was a little damage control to do, though.

[titanII]

That joke doesn't work too well in high school, where everyone and their brother has taken chemistry recently

[JeffDG]

That joke doesn't work too well in high school, where everyone and their brother has taken chemistry recently

In high school, I would have referred to water as hydrogen hydroxide, mostly because it generally forms from the combinations of an acid (H+) and a base (OH-) ion.

[ProdigalJim]

Hey, you guys are missing the point on the REALLY dangerous stuff that nobody's doing anything about. This stuff is odorless, colorless, and increases the intensity of any combustion process or spark. It can also spontaneously explode, especially when combined with oil, grease or coal dust. Inhaling it at 100% concentrations can cause nausea, dizziness, skin irritation, pulmonary edema, pneumonia or even COLLAPSE. Handling it requires special personal protective equipment (PPE), and transport is heavily regulated, both internationally and by the U.S. DOT.

And yet, the most serious emitters of this stuff are COMPLETELY UNREGULATED, and allowed to spew this stuff into the atmosphere...and NOBODY CARES!!!! In fact, in some places (thankfully an increasing rarity these days) these [darn] things are allowed to grow wild for hundreds of thousands of acres.

You chemists out there know what secret substance I'm talking about... 

[jks19714]

Penn & Teller did a whole cable show on this. They got lots of signatures in DC on a petition to ban it. Funny. Stupid hippies.

And yet their precious, huggable trees would die for the lack of it.

[Cap'n]

Hahaha I love this!

[JeffDG]

You chemists out there know what secret substance I'm talking about... 

Not a chemist, but I know what you're referring to!   

[Dad2-4]

This has now been shared on my FB page. I'll be fun to see what comments I get.

[SarDragon]

Yeah, just snatched the second item for my page. Thanks for the idea.