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Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Invisible Killer
Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Invisible Killer Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide! Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawl means certain death. Dihydrogen monoxide:
- Is also know as hydric acid, and is the major component of acid rain.
- Contributes to the "greenhouse effect."
- May cause severe burns.
- Contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
- Accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
- May cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
- Has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.
- As an industrial solvent and coolant
- In nuclear power plants
- In the production of styrofoam
- As a fire retardant
- In many forms of cruel animal research
- In the distribution of pesticides; even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical
- As an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products
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Signs and Notices 05
These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations.
- Outside a country shop: "We buy junk and sell antiques."
- In the window of an Oregon store: "Why go elsewhere and be cheated when you can come here?"
- In a Maine restaurant: "Open 7 days a week and weekends."
- In the vestry of a New England church: "Will the last person to leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished."
- In a Pennsylvania cemetery: "Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves."
- On a roller coaster: "Watch your head."
- On the grounds of a public school: "No trespassing without permission."
- On a Tennessee highway: "When this sign is under water, this road is impassable."
- In front of a New Hampshire car wash: "If you can't read this, it's time to wash your car."
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Real News Headlines
These are actual newspaper headlines gathered from papers across the country:
- Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
- Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
- New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
- Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
- Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
- Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
- Arson Suspect is Held in Massachusetts Fire
- British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply
- Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
- Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
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