Beware DHMO!

[Smokin'Sims]

You can read about it by clicking here.

 

[CBoukal]

Some Uses:
- as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs

Looks like the Newbie's need to take note

 

[engspot]

"A similar study conducted by U.S. researchers Patrick K. McCluskey and Matthew Kulick also found that nearly 90 percent of the citizens participating in their study were willing to sign a petition to support an outright ban on the use of Dihydrogen Monoxide in the United States."

I may write my congressman about this.

 

[MadMonk]

Yep, Nasty stuff. One reason why I never heat up leftovers in the styrofoam to go containers, in the microwave.
I certainly have no love for the folks who use this stuff with no consideration for it effects on consumers.

 

[Pugman1943]

If you look it up, "plastic" food containers use a code for what is safe for humans, it appears in a triangle at the bottom of the container, those numbers being... 1, 2, 4, 5. These are safe for microwave, food storage etc.

While this has nothing to do with DHMO, it is good to know information.

 

[Aussie Shaun]

Wow just wow. Holy crap that scares the shit out of me for the possible health problems of my decendants.

 

[DePasta]

Yep, Nasty stuff. One reason why I never heat up leftovers in the styrofoam to go containers, in the microwave.
I certainly have no love for the folks who use this stuff with no consideration for it effects on consumers.

You better not drink water then....Dihydrogen (H2) Monoxide (O)

 

[Yojimbo]

Edit: never mind this is fun.

 

[Smokin'Sims]

Yep, Nasty stuff. One reason why I never heat up leftovers in the styrofoam to go containers, in the microwave.
I certainly have no love for the folks who use this stuff with no consideration for it effects on consumers.

You better not drink water then....Dihydrogen (H2) Monoxide (O)

Was wondering how long until someone pointed this out. It's a chemist joke.

 

[MadMonk]

Man, talk about premature ejacs. Didn't even make a whole page! Yeah, it was squashed pretty quickly back when it first started circulating..
Steam is used to expand the beads for styrofoam. Anybody who was working any type of plastics molding, as I do, knew this as soon as it started circulating.
This reminded me of it, and I actually "got" a few guys at work today. Funniest part was one of the guys I got to start freaking out had to bring up how my cigar smoking was just as dangerous. :laugh:

 

[MadMonk]

If you look it up, "plastic" food containers use a code for what is safe for humans, it appears in a triangle at the bottom of the container, those numbers being... 1, 2, 4, 5. These are safe for microwave, food storage etc.

While this has nothing to do with DHMO, it is good to know information.

Nothing conclusive, really. Styrene in and of itself is approved by the FDA. It is naturally occuring in food/nature. There are differant types of "Styrofoam". Some are not advised for food due to the other components/additives. We had to spend a lot of money to combat the scare tactics that were being used, years ago, to put certain customers at ease.

 

[looking for knowledge]

I play this joke on my 8th graders every year at the end of our Chemistry term. Some get it, some make posters to warn other students in our school.