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(New page: ==Overview== category:satireDihydrogen monoxide is the chemical name for water (H<sub>2</sub>O). This name is almost never actually used in chemistry but is often found in satires ...) |
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* {{wikipedia|Dihydrogen monoxide hoax}} | * {{wikipedia|Dihydrogen monoxide hoax}} | ||
* [http://www.dhmo.org/ Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division]: an entire web site satirically posing as information about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide | * [http://www.dhmo.org/ Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division]: an entire web site satirically posing as information about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide | ||
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| + | * '''2013-04-05''' [[URL/to file::http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/dihydrogen-monoxide-joke-gets-djs-suspended/|"Dihydrogen monoxide" joke gets DJs suspended]] | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 9 April 2013
Overview
Dihydrogen monoxide is the chemical name for water (H2O). This name is almost never actually used in chemistry but is often found in satires of informational campaigns intended to show the dangers of other chemicals, with the goal of highlighting ways in which such campaigns may be misleading or inaccurate.
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division: an entire web site satirically posing as information about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide