On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:04:35 -0500 Jason Gurtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A partial list of dangers: > > # Death due to accidental inhalation of DHMO, even in small > quantities. Unavoidable, since it evaporates at sea-level air pressures. There are clouds of the damn stuff over my house right now. > # Prolonged exposure to solid DHMO causes severe tissue damage. But only at temperatures below about 273 Kelvin. At temperatures between 273 and about 280 immersion in the liquid phase can induce hypothermia though. > # Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not > typically life-threatening side-effects. The molecule is best ingested in a mixture with Ethyl Alcohol. The side effects are significatly more pleasant, despite being marginally more life-threatening. > # DHMO is a major component of acid rain. Irrelevant, it's just the neutral carrier. The real point is that it enables the free movement of the radicals - this may be read as a political or chemical statement. > # Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns. As an aside, one can contemplate the historic impact of Gaseous DHMO. For instance the Battle of Jutland would have been impossible without it. > # Contributes to soil erosion. However. also contributes to river delta formation. In fact the substance has a major positive effect on fisheries too. > # Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals. But can be used in the manufacture of latex-emulsion paints that prevent the same. > # Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits. Undeniably true. > # Found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions. I'm beginning to warm to your arguments that this substance needs a class-A drug rating (with Death Sentence for possession in Malaysia, of course). > Everyone should support a ban of this highly dangerous substance! I should point out, however, that DHMO is the major contributor to the separation of the continental United States from Mother England (it was also a contributory factor in the Boston Tea Party), and the main reason why the European Continent, and particularly France, is cut of from the benefits of Englishness. It may be the cause of Irish Nationalism; however, the lack of it between the Forths of Solway and Firth caused many wars between England and Scotland over the years. It's important to realise the geo-political implications of DHMO, both historically and going forward. R. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
