Difference between revisions of "Dihydrogen monoxide"
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| − | [[category:satire]][[Dihydrogen 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 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. | + | [[category:satire]][[Dihydrogen monoxide]] (DHMO) 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 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. |
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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]] | * '''2013-04-05''' [[URL/to file::http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/dihydrogen-monoxide-joke-gets-djs-suspended/|"Dihydrogen monoxide" joke gets DJs suspended]] | ||
| + | * '''2007-06-21''' [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/ Strange but True: Drinking Too Much Water Can Kill]: just for the sake of completeness, there are other ways DHMO can kill besides drowning. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:50, 7 December 2014
Overview
Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) 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
News
- 2013-04-05 "Dihydrogen monoxide" joke gets DJs suspended
- 2007-06-21 Strange but True: Drinking Too Much Water Can Kill: just for the sake of completeness, there are other ways DHMO can kill besides drowning.