Oh Noes! Not Dihydrogen Monoxide!

[loinburger]

I love the disclaimer at the bottom of the page:

Note: content veracity not implied

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
I've just learned that certain shadowy organizations within our our own government are rumored to operate DHMO purification plants under heavy guard, and actually distribute the stuff right in our own communities!

[Guynemer]

Hysterical.

I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by GePap
The sad reality is that the levels of public knoweldge abot scientific names is so low that ou could start a campaign against anything if you gave it the scientific name and approched people with it.

Not really. There's no practical reason that a person would want to call water Dihydrogen Monoxide.


What's sad is people's blind faith in anything that sounds scientific.

[Solomwi]

Originally posted by Azazel
I am an undergraduate chemistry student, and I don't remember it. Hydrogen Oxide is the correct name, IIRC, due to oxidation levels.

Don't feel bad, Az (not that you were ). I have a chemical engineering degree and was sitting here thinking "Dang, I'd have to consult my 10th grade chemistry book to be sure of the correct name."

I believe you're right, though, that with the O at -2, it's hydrogen oxide.

The best part of that site I found in my quick scan was the uses list "Used by both the KKK and NAACP during rallies." or something to that effect.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

That was so funny.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

What a surprise, chemical phobia.

Twits.

[Kirnwaffen]

Oooh, so it is easier now to screw with school kids doing their homework with fake informational orgs! The net takes one great leap forward.

You can give it a try, but I know that at least my school covers this particular gag in chemistry. After being put to shame like most of us were, it's not exactly something you forget. Sad though that some people still fall for this.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


I don't see why it would be a legend. Penn & Teller did this exact stunt on their TV show "Bull****," going around at an environmental rally. They got hundreds of signatures.

Hell thats nothing, The Man Show guys went around asking women to sign a petition to end Woman's Sufferage Now, "My sister, my Mother,my Aunt all sufferaged",etc playing on the fact that the word sounds like suffering. Only 1 or 2 women out of the 50 or so that they asked knew what it was.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Hysterical.

I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

what i get for not reading the whole thread.

[Shogun Gunner]

I spit out my dihydrogen monoxide when reading that story!!!

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Solomwi


Don't feel bad, Az (not that you were ). I have a chemical engineering degree and was sitting here thinking "Dang, I'd have to consult my 10th grade chemistry book to be sure of the correct name."

I believe you're right, though, that with the O at -2, it's hydrogen oxide.

The best part of that site I found in my quick scan was the uses list "Used by both the KKK and NAACP during rallies." or something to that effect.

Hmmm, according to my chem teacher it's monoxide. According to him, all molecules use the mono- prefix, and since oxygen-hydrogen is covalent it's a molecule.

[bipolarbear]

I'm also reminded of the very first Man Show, when they went out and collected signatures to "end the suffrage of women."

that was back when the show actually showed streaks of inteeligence amidst all of the bracado, and panyshots. I remeber that though. Quite funny

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Kucinich
Hmmm, according to my chem teacher it's monoxide. According to him, all molecules use the mono- prefix, and since oxygen-hydrogen is covalent it's a molecule.

What kind of chem teacher do you have?

Consider CaO. It's calcium oxide, not calcium monoxide. And CaO is a molecule dispite being ionic.

No wonder kids these days are so...

[Kuciwalker]

CaO isn't a molecule. Molecules are formed with COVALENT bonds only.

btw, he's a PhD.