Divers Threatened by Dihydrogen Monoxide

[Rick Murchison]

I ain't worried about that dihydrogen monoxide... it's the hydrogen hydroxide that's the really dangerous stuff.
Rick

 

[Charlie99]

A truly dangerous chemical. Not only is it widely used in the nuclear industry, it has been implicated in the deaths of many scuba divers!

 

[DandyDon]

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?

Smoking is bad...?

 

[ItsBruce]

Well it gets real interesting if you append a handful of carbons, surrounded by hydrogens and then dump one of the hydrogens in the hydrogen pair.

 

[H2Andy]

does anybody have a clue as to what he just said?

 

[onfloat]

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

Dang, I love to drink the stuff strait from the container. I'm saddened by this news

 

[Cacia]

does anybody have a clue as to what he just said?

Boom?

 

[Quarrior]

Andy,

I'm really surprised at you. You're a Lawyer and bringing something to the surface without beating the bushes for class action suit? Are you ill?

 

[Ben_ca]

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

The exposure doesn't have to be long... A large amount of solid DHMO may cause serious injury... It has even been implicated in a large scale Maritime disaster that Hollywood has shamelesy exploited :11:

 

[mstevens]

I don't believe there's a single dive site left in the world without at least a trace of DHMO. A huge number of what used to be the very best sites now contain very high levels of DHMO. I am absolutely certain that all my dive gear has become contaminated with DHMO, and there doesn't appear to be any way to wash it off!