Yes, it will.
                                Sincerely,  Brooks Bradley.

Jack Dayton wrote:

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>
>      From: Brooks Bradley <[email protected]>
>      Organization: HARBORNE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
>      Subject: Re: CS>CS > What is DMSO...CLARIFICATION
>      Resent-Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:03:31 -0700
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> Highly concentrated DMSO engenders a "heat-release" reaction when
> diluted with most fluids....especially water.
> ***************************
>
> Now you tell me:-).
>
> Recently I decided to try a 50/50 mix of DMSO
> and CS on sore thumb joints - I poured a quantity of DMSO
> into a container and then added an an equal amount of
> water - WRONG!!!  I didn't know that the combination was
> hygroscopic. I thought the damn stuff was going to climb up out
> of the glass,  -- it reacts the same as acid and water when
> you add the water to the acid.
> Will adding DMSO to water reduce the reaction?
>
> Jack