I thought it was Penn and Teller (or at least I heard about it from them) and the chemical was "hydrogen hydroxide" (water). The petition wasn't posted, as I recall. It was circulated in person at health fairs and the like.
Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== ============ Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: > > > A couple of years ago someone posted a fake petition that argued that > we should stop using a harmful chemical. The "harmful" chemical was > something innocuous (maybe water or salt) and the point is that you > can make anything sound harmful and of course many chemical are safe > and necessary. Does anyone remember this and have the survey/exercise? > I've searched online and in my own archives unsuccessfully. > > Marie > > > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology > Kaufman 168, Dickinson College > Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 > > Office hours: Mon/Thur 3-4, Tues 10:30-11:30 > http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html > <http://users.dickinson.edu/%7Ehelwegm/index.html> > **************************************************** > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
