This Chemical compound DHMO has been implicated in the deaths of thousands of Indians every year. In gaseous form, it can cause severe burns. And, according to a new report, " the dangers of this chemical do not end here".
The chemical is so caustic that it "accelerates the corrosion and rusting of many metals....is a major component of acid rain..has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients. "Symptoms of ingestion include "excessive sweating and urination", and for those who have developed a dependency on DHMO, complete withdrawal means certain death.".
Yet the presence of the chemical has been confirmed in every river, stream lake and reservoir in India.
Judging from these facts, do you think dihydrogen monoxide should be banned?
Seems like open-and-shut case until you realize that this compound is plain old water.
In 1997, Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old junior high student at Eagle Rock Junior High School in Idaho, gathered 43 votes to ban the chemical, out of 50 people surveyed among his classmates. Zohner received the first prize at Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair for analysis of the results of his survey. In recognition of his experiment, journalist James K. Glassman coined the term "Zohnerism" to refer to "the use of a true fact to lead a scientifically and mathematically ignorant public to a false conclusion."
Journalist James Glassman coined the term "Zohnerism" to refer to "the use of a true fact to lead a scientifically and mathematically ignorant public to a false conclusion."
The chemical is so caustic that it "accelerates the corrosion and rusting of many metals....is a major component of acid rain..has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients. "Symptoms of ingestion include "excessive sweating and urination", and for those who have developed a dependency on DHMO, complete withdrawal means certain death.".
Yet the presence of the chemical has been confirmed in every river, stream lake and reservoir in India.
Judging from these facts, do you think dihydrogen monoxide should be banned?
Seems like open-and-shut case until you realize that this compound is plain old water.
In 1997, Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old junior high student at Eagle Rock Junior High School in Idaho, gathered 43 votes to ban the chemical, out of 50 people surveyed among his classmates. Zohner received the first prize at Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair for analysis of the results of his survey. In recognition of his experiment, journalist James K. Glassman coined the term "Zohnerism" to refer to "the use of a true fact to lead a scientifically and mathematically ignorant public to a false conclusion."
Journalist James Glassman coined the term "Zohnerism" to refer to "the use of a true fact to lead a scientifically and mathematically ignorant public to a false conclusion."
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