Divers Threatened by Dihydrogen Monoxide

[H2Andy]

much to my surprise, i read the following page, and i was
alarmed at this chemical, dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO), and how
despite its known harmful effects, it continues to be
used around the world.

divers are not isolated from its dangers, and if exposed,
they can be harmed. dive boats (as most other
watercraft) continue to use DHMO as a convenient cleaner
and rust preventor. this is simply unconscionable, given
the danger faced by those who come into contact with
the substance.

some of the harmful effects are

--Death due to accidental inhalation, even in small quantities.

--Severe tissue damage due to prolonged exposure to solid DHMO

--Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.


for more information, please check out this website:

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html#FACTS

i am simply astonished that no one is doing anything about this

 

[archman]

Ha, I thought the "Mares buying out ScubaPro" was a better April Fool's joke.

Dihydrogen monoxide has been found to cause cancer in rats. Gotta love those FDA testing criteria...

 

[H2Andy]

most people don't want to take this seriously

look at the facts they have on that page

i guess you also believe there is no global warming?

and what if i told you there's proof that DHMO is
directly linked to weather fenomena such as
El Nino?

 

[ScubaTexan]

I would think there'd be something harmful in breathing diesel fumes on dive boats, as well...

 

[ItsBruce]

Oh, Andy! Why didn't you warn us of this sooner? I had a glass of the stuff with my dinner, not 1/2 hour ago!

Good-bye cruel world.

 

[H2Andy]

well, all i'm saying is that for a long time, people thought smoking wasn't
bad for you

and now we know better, don't we?

 

[archman]

Wasn't there some town in California a few years back that passed some regulations about this stuff?

 

[H2Andy]

yes, it was a pioneer effort

there's much more data now, btw

 

[archman]

I get pissed just thinking about dihydrogen monoxide. Wow, I thought the censor would catch that...

 

[H2Andy]

:rofl: