[ExI] what a treat - eating rocks

Sat Oct 21 14:39:45 UTC 2017

On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 7:15 PM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 
> Americans were polled about GMO warning labels.  80% were in favor.
>  
> They were also 80% in favor of warning labels on anything containing DNA.
> (yes, these were adults - in age anyway; mental age is in doubt
>

On April 1 1983 a newspaper in Michigan ran a
n
alarming story that

Dihydrogen Monoxide

had been found in

the state's sewer pipes
,

it said
that
"
Dihydrogen

Monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands
of people every year
"
.
 S
oon afterward "The 
Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
" was formed and they started a petition to ban it. The petition said: 

*Dihydrogen monoxide is also known as hydroxyl acid, and is the major
component of acid rain.Contributes to the "greenhouse effect".May cause
severe burns.Contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.*

*Accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.May cause electrical
failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.Has been found
in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.*

*Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:As an industrial
solvent and coolant.In nuclear power plants.In the production of
styrofoam.As a fire retardant.*

*In many forms of cruel animal research.In the distribution of
pesticides. *
*As an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.*
*And even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical. *

However it turned out that
The 
Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide
 was a parody organization because
Dihydrogen Monoxide
 is just water and the petition was written by a clever 
14 year old
boy. But he did get 43 people to sign his petition in just one afternoon.

 John K Clark

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