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[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

I was sitting near a woman on BART the other day who was promoting and handing out literature for this site:

http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/

She would be a good one to hand literature discussing the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide.

Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:

• Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small quantities.
• Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage.
• Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not typically life-threatening side-effects.
• DHMO is a major component of acid rain.
• Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.
• Contributes to soil erosion.
• Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals.
• Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits.
• Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.
• Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions.
• Given to vicious dogs involved in recent deadly attacks.
• Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere, and in hurricanes including deadly storms in Florida, New Orleans and other areas of the southeastern U.S.
• Thermal variations in DHMO are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.

Some of the well-known uses of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:

• as an industrial solvent and coolant,
• in nuclear power plants,
• by the U.S. Navy in the propulsion systems of some older vessels,
• by elite athletes to improve performance,
• in the production of Styrofoam,
• in biological and chemical weapons manufacture,
• in the development of genetically engineering crops and animals,
• as a spray-on fire suppressant and retardant,
• in so-called "family planning" or "reproductive health" clinics,
• as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs,
• as a byproduct of hydrocarbon combustion in furnaces and air conditioning compressor operation,
• in cult rituals,
• by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families (although surprisingly, many members recently have contacted DHMO.org to vehemently deny such use),
• by both the KKK and the NAACP during rallies and marches,
• by members of Congress who are under investigation for financial corruption and inappropriate IM behavior,
• by kids who play Beyblades,
• by the clientele at a number of bath houses in New York City and San Francisco,
• historically, in Hitler's death camps in Nazi Germany, and in prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq and Iran,
• in World War II prison camps in Japan, and in prisons in China, for various forms of torture,
• during many recent religious and ethnic wars in the Middle East,
• by many terrorist organizations including al Qaeda,
• in community swimming pools to maintain chemical balance,
• in day care centers, purportedly for sanitary purposes,
• by software engineers, including those producing DICOM software and other DICOM software tools,
• by popular computer science professors,
• by aspiring young adult fiction writers,
• by international travel bloggers,
• by the semi-divine King Bhumibol of Thailand and his many devoted young working girls in Bangkok,
• by the British Chiropractic Association and the purveyors of the bogus treatments that the BCA promotes,
• by commodities giant Trafigura in their well-publicized and widely-known toxic-waste dumping activities in Ivory Coast,
• in animal research laboratories, and
• in pesticide production and distribution.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Dihydrogen monoxide- that one always makes me laugh.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

These costumes from Wondercon this weekend made me smile:

Spoiler:

[Morrigoon]

That got a chuckle

[alphabassettgrrl]

Bought an electric car. Chevy Spark.

Happy me.

[Kevy Baby]

Is it red? If so, don't stand on top of it naked on PCH

[alphabassettgrrl]

I didn't hear about that. Is there a news story?

Our little new car is powder-blue, so no red car danger here.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

I didn't hear about that. Is there a news story?

Sorry; crossover from a minor Facebook conversation.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ha- and it was Fire Station 69 that responded!

Thanks, Kevy.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

What is the instrument they're using to "paint" with?