Dihydrogen monoxide awareness

Anwen · Post by **Anwen** » 01 Oct 2008, 15:45

Anwen wrote:
Disgusting!

I have counted at least 7, possibly 8 sources of this evil substance IN MY OWN HOME! Something must be done - won't somebody think of the children??

On further investigations, I have discovered thatI also have four substantial containers of the stuff! Help, what can I do to remove the threat?

lancasterlad · Post by **lancasterlad** » 01 Oct 2008, 17:29

I reckon I've dicovered even more in our house. I went out and I swear the stuff was falling out of the sky.

Andy_K · Post by **Andy_K** » 01 Oct 2008, 17:37

You guys are all pansies. I bathe in the stuff!

Anwen · Post by **Anwen** » 01 Oct 2008, 17:39

Andy_K wrote:You guys are all pansies. I bathe in the stuff!

Yeah, but would you drink a pint of it, like I just have (under strict scientific controls, obviously)? Wimp!

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 01 Oct 2008, 17:52

... and watch out for the ultra-toxic version .. you know, the one with the yellow tint ... and which can only be safely handled using specialised ceramic equipment ..

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 01 Oct 2008, 18:45

I've got nearly 70 litres of the stuff in a tank under my van. The pump that removes it is faulty, and I've just been quoted £120 to fix it. Am I in danger?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 01 Oct 2008, 21:03

lancasterlad wrote:I reckon I've dicovered even more in our house. I went out and I swear the stuff was falling out of the sky.

I thought that particular environmental hazard was restricted to your side the Penines but NO!! On leaving work this afternoon I found it was falling through the atmosphere here in Yorkshire. I had to put on special protective clothing and deploy a personal fall-out shelter.

Anwen · Post by **Anwen** » 01 Oct 2008, 22:14

RenewableCandy wrote: I thought that particular environmental hazard was restricted to your side the Penines but NO!! On leaving work this afternoon I found it was falling through the atmosphere here in Yorkshire. I had to put on special protective clothing and deploy a personal fall-out shelter.

Disturbingly, there was evidence of this Down South also, as small pools of the malign mixture were to be seen in the street... Was this personal sheltering device portable, at all? I might have use of such an item, perhaps you could provide me with one for a small fee, say, £999.50?

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 01 Oct 2008, 22:46

I'm a long time substance abuser of dihydrogen monoxide...
I need help, but it's everywhere!

eatyourveg · Post by **eatyourveg** » 01 Oct 2008, 23:04

Anwen wrote:
RenewableCandy wrote: I thought that particular environmental hazard was restricted to your side the Penines but NO!! On leaving work this afternoon I found it was falling through the atmosphere here in Yorkshire. I had to put on special protective clothing and deploy a personal fall-out shelter.
Disturbingly, there was evidence of this Down South also, as small pools of the malign mixture were to be seen in the street... Was this personal sheltering device portable, at all? I might have use of such an item, perhaps you could provide me with one for a small fee, say, £999.50?

Sheltering devices are available in a place called Millets, they call them tents, I am stockpiling them as my wife said they would come in handy for a 'rainy day', whatever that is.

frankd2689 · Post by **frankd2689** » 02 Oct 2008, 09:27

I used to work for the NHS and I've got to tell you - this stuff is everywhere.
It's used extensively in operating theatres, in cancer wards - it's been found in the cells of cancer patients. It's in childrens wards and it's used in the dispensing of medicines.
Something should be done...
God help us if the tabloids ever get hold of this story.

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 02 Oct 2008, 09:33

This stuff can be quite valuable, especially the yellow variant, which is called "p**s" by street gangsters.

Loads of them are running around taking this stuff, willy nilly.

Well, let me tell you, nobody is going to take the p**s when I'm around!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 02 Oct 2008, 10:15

What is needed is a technological fix, the modern answer to problems.

If someone could find a way to dry this stuff, it would be safely containable and easily transportable.

Then, for the crucial applications for which there is no substitute, it would be a simple matter of rehydrating it.

bigjim · Post by **bigjim** » 02 Oct 2008, 13:24

Its heavy version, deuterated dihydrogen monoxide (or dideuterium monoxide) is a product of the nuclear industry and can be lethal if ingested in large quantities.

Its super heavy version, tritiated dihydrogen monoxide (ditritium monoxide), is radioactive and emits beta radiation. This is very dangerous if ingested via food, in liquid form or through the skin.