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- abbreviation inorganic chemistry
dihydrogen monoxide
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Examples
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DHMO is an “enabling component” of acid rain — in the absence of sufficient quantities of DHMO, acid rain is not a problem.
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Although the U.S. Government and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) do not classify Dihydrogen Monoxide as a toxic or carcinogenic substance (as it does with better known chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and saccharine), DHMO is a constituent of many known toxic substances, diseases and disease-causing agents, environmental hazards and can even be lethal to humans in quantities as small as a thimbleful.
How The Media Makes Us Stupid ytaya 2004
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The author at Eli Dourado in a related article titled DHMO Is A Killer writes:
Global Warming and Model Dependence, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The proposed law would have banned the use of foam containers at city sponsored events because they were made with DHMO.
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Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance.
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DHMO has caused millions of dollars of property damage in the midwest, and recently California.
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Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to stop them because this practice is still legal.
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In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control and utilize it during warfare situations.
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Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there.
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For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.
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