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General => The Campfire => Topic started by: Civil_War_Buff on Mar 15, 2004, 08:53 AM

Title: Even the "smartest" are not so smart sometimes
Post by: Civil_War_Buff on Mar 15, 2004, 08:53 AM
Calif. Officials Nearly Fall for H2O Hoax    

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.
 
Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide
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Post by: 2manytoyz on Mar 15, 2004, 09:51 AM
Typical California.  Everyone ready to ban something with no research data to back up some nut's claim.
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Post by: AustinBoston on Mar 15, 2004, 10:47 AM
There is at least one "industry" site that opposes the ban on Dihydrogen Monoxide.  They list many ositive features of DHMO and also explain why they prefer the term "Hydroxyl Acid" over "Dihydrogen Monoxide"

But the ones who really take the cake are the Bretharians, who oppose consuption of any food or water at all, claiming to live on only air and sunlight:

http://www.breatharian.com/breatharianism2.htm

Of course, if we were never meant to eat, why do we have teeth, stomachs, etc.?

Austin
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Post by: Civil_War_Buff on Mar 15, 2004, 01:57 PM
Quote from: AustinBostonThere is at least one "industry" site that opposes the ban on Dihydrogen Monoxide.  They list many ositive features of DHMO and also explain why they prefer the term "Hydroxyl Acid" over "Dihydrogen Monoxide"

But the ones who really take the cake are the Bretharians, who oppose consuption of any food or water at all, claiming to live on only air and sunlight:

http://www.breatharian.com/breatharianism2.htm

Of course, if we were never meant to eat, why do we have teeth, stomachs, etc.?

Austin


Austin, LOL!!  This guy is a trip, I think he is a little vitamin (O2) deprived.


Thanks for the additional chuckle.

Larry
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Post by: tlhdoc on Mar 15, 2004, 06:45 PM
Quote from: AustinBostonBut the ones who really take the cake are the Bretharians, who oppose consuption of any food or water at all, claiming to live on only air and sunlight:
Austin

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