Di-hydrogen monoxide is falling from the sky!

[Leaffan]

What does it mean? I don't know if I've witnessed it before!

[voltaire]

Am I being whooshed? Have you really not heard H2O facetiously referred to as DHM?

It means it's raining.

[cochrane]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

[Covered_In_Bees!]

Originally Posted by voltaire

Am I being whooshed? Have you really not heard H2O facetiously referred to as DHM?

It means it's raining.

You are too hilarious! Keep up the good show.

I can safely say to the OP that he's boned, you might as well just run out to the streets and enjoy the feeling of it on your skin before the whole world ends.

[XT]

Originally Posted by voltaire

Am I being whooshed?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Leaffan

What does it mean? I don't know if I've witnessed it before!

Yeah, I know exactly how you feel. It actually rained today here and I nearly fell over. Quite a downpour too, which was VERY welcome. Now, if it would do that for the next 2 or 3 months we might climb back out of our current drought and perhaps half the state won't burn down...

-XT

[Frazzled]

Don't mess around with that stuff - among other things di-hydrogen monoxide is:

* the #1 component in acid rain!
* excessive inhalation will cause death!
* in its solid state it's so slick it has caused countless fatalities on the road!
* its gas state is so hot it can cook vegetables in mere minutes!
* every living creature on this planet has at least a trace amount of DHM in their systems already!

Scary stuff! Stay inside!

[blondebear]

What does it mean?

As noted above, in some parts of the world it would be very good news.

[cochrane]

Di-hydrogen monoxide precipitation is in a constant state of impact with my cranium.

[Hari Seldon]

Last night, we had a great fall of it accompanied by a spectacular sound and light show that caused me to turn my computer off. This morning, there is a giant fusion reactor in the sky and it is much cooler.

[Ludovic]

Originally Posted by cochrane

Di-hydrogen monoxide precipitation is in a constant state of impact with my cranium.

Does this affect the chances of your visual sensory organs turning a shade of crimson?

[Yllaria]

Originally Posted by Frazzled

Don't mess around with that stuff - among other things di-hydrogen monoxide is:

* the #1 component in acid rain!
* excessive inhalation will cause death!
* in its solid state it's so slick it has caused countless fatalities on the road!
* its gas state is so hot it can cook vegetables in mere minutes!
* every living creature on this planet has at least a trace amount of DHM in their systems already!

Scary stuff! Stay inside!

Don't get excited! The dangers are overstated. Check out the Material Safety Data Sheet, if you don't believe me. Although it does list an LD50 (rat) of 90ml/kg. (LD = lethal dose, 50 = 50%)

[Sunspace]

Originally Posted by Hari Seldon

Last night, we had a great fall of it accompanied by a spectacular sound and light show that caused me to turn my computer off. This morning, there is a giant fusion reactor in the sky and it is much cooler.

What kind of weird place do you live in, anyways?

[Labtrash]

Originally Posted by Yllaria

Don't get excited! The dangers are overstated. Check out the Material Safety Data Sheet, if you don't believe me. Although it does list an LD50 (rat) of 90ml/kg. (LD = lethal dose, 50 = 50%)

Great, now I gotta get me a Lab coat & safety glasses to be around it??

[Ethilrist]

Originally Posted by Labtrash

Great, now I gotta get me a Lab coat & safety glasses to be around it??

Well, it is still the principal output of sewage treatment plants, so safety glasses would seem to be in order.

[Bag of Mostly Water]

Originally Posted by Labtrash

Great, now I gotta get me a Lab coat & safety glasses to be around it??

Also note that the pH of a 1% solution (in water) is 7. I wonder if they actually took 1 mL of water and added it to 99 mL of water and measured the pH.

[Frazzled]

Originally Posted by Labtrash

Great, now I gotta get me a Lab coat & safety glasses to be around it??

I know! I showered naked in it this morning. Am I going to die?

[mlees]

Originally Posted by Yllaria

Don't get excited! The dangers are overstated. Check out the Material Safety Data Sheet, if you don't believe me. Although it does list an LD50 (rat) of 90ml/kg. (LD = lethal dose, 50 = 50%)

"Non irritant" to the lungs?

[Missy2U]

Originally Posted by Frazzled

I know! I showered naked in it this morning. Am I going to die?

Gosh - from what I've read above, I'd say you should go to the Doctor. RIGHT NOW! HURRY!!!!!!!!11!!

[Colophon]

Coincidentally, this week is the first time in about three months that DHMO has stopped falling from the sky in England. In its place there is a strange blue coloration with a glowing yellow blob that hurts your eyes if you try and look at it, and which provokes an unusual sensation of "heat" on the skin. I suspect radiation. It's scary stuff.

[Michael63129]

Originally Posted by Yllaria

Don't get excited! The dangers are overstated. Check out the Material Safety Data Sheet, if you don't believe me. Although it does list an LD50 (rat) of 90ml/kg. (LD = lethal dose, 50 = 50%)

Well, according to your link, it needs to be disposed of properly:

Waste Disposal:
Waste must be disposed of in accordance with federal, state and local environmental control regulations.

Also, check this out:

Mother's allergy to water means she can't drink, bathe or wipe away her son's tears

Can't drink?!

[cochrane]

Originally Posted by cochrane

Di-hydrogen monoxide precipitation is in a constant state of impact with my cranium.

Originally Posted by Ludovic

Does this affect the chances of your visual sensory organs turning a shade of crimson?

No, since my commenting negatively about it will not bring a cessation to its precipitive state. It is all right though. I am emancipated and nothing is causing me to fret.

[Chimera]

Originally Posted by Frazzled

I know! I showered naked in it this morning. Am I going to die?

Yes, but it may take some time for the effects to materialize.

[Hari Seldon]

Originally Posted by Sunspace

What kind of weird place do you live in, anyways?

Why, was there something unusual about this?

[foolsguinea]

Originally Posted by Michael63129

Also, check this out:

Since it's the Daily Wail, I suspect this is a put-on. But just in case, if this were really happening, I would suspect it's not the water giving her hives but some local trace pollutant. She could then drink Diet Coke because the Coke bottler would be getting water from a different source.

[Malleus, Incus, Stapes!]

Hydrogen Hydroxide is your friend!

[Yllaria]

Originally Posted by Colophon

Coincidentally, this week is the first time in about three months that DHMO has stopped falling from the sky in England. In its place there is a strange blue coloration with a glowing yellow blob that hurts your eyes if you try and look at it, and which provokes an unusual sensation of "heat" on the skin. I suspect radiation. It's scary stuff.

There's a Douglas Adams quote posted by Guano Lad in another thread that speaks to that. It's #55.

Originally Posted by Douglas Adams
Several billion trillion tons of superhot exploding hydrogen nuclei rose slowly above the horizon and managed to look small, cold and slightly damp.

[Chimera]

Originally Posted by cochrane

Di-hydrogen monoxide precipitation is in a constant state of impact with my cranium.

Originally Posted by Ludovic

Does this affect the chances of your visual sensory organs turning a shade of crimson?

Originally Posted by cochrane

No, since my commenting negatively about it will not bring a cessation to its precipitive state. It is all right though. I am emancipated and nothing is causing me to fret.

Aaaaannnndddd... THIS is why I love the dope so much.

[drewtwo99]

Just to be the obligatory asshole pedant of the thread, the chemical name for water (if you must use one) is oxidane, not dihydrogen monoxide.

Continue with the frivolity.

[mnemosyne]

Originally Posted by Bag of Mostly Water

Also note that the pH of a 1% solution (in water) is 7. I wonder if they actually took 1 mL of water and added it to 99 mL of water and measured the pH.

Pretty much. The USP Monograph for Sterile Purified Water (also for Sterile Water for Injection) requires that 0.3mL of saturated potassium chloride (in water, natch) get added to every 100mL of water sample for testing. The allowable result is actually 5.0-7.0.

Here's more than you want to know about the water used in pharmaceutical products.

Water is actually one of the more elaborately tested and validated products I ever worked with in the lab. It had to be verified every day, can't be used more than 24 hours after dispensing, goes through complex deionizing and degassing procedures, etc. It's actually a very large cost of many injectable and ophthalmic products, not to mention heavily used in manufacturing and cleaning of pretty much anything. Expensive ingredient.



Leaffan are you affected by the wildfires and drinking water ban?


Sorry for not being funny in this thread. I'm not in a funny mood :P

[phxjcc]

If you manage to capture enough of it, you can successfully cook it. However, you must use the proper kitchen techniques and equipment. Here is a guide to doing so:

http://www.iwritefunny.com/2008/03/1...-boiled-water/

[njtt]

According to environmental scientists, every one of the planet's oceans, rivers and lakes now contains at least 50% DHMO.

(Actually, oxidane sounds a lot scarier.)

[Leaffan]

Originally Posted by mnemosyne

Leaffan are you affected by the wildfires and drinking water ban?

No. I'm on my own well. And frankly I'm surprised the whole aquifer hasn't dried the fuck up by now.

[Esox Lucius]

Originally Posted by Frazzled

I know! I showered naked in it this morning. Am I going to die?

I Am Not A Doctor, but I've heard that the antidote is an eclectic cocktail of gases known technically as AIR. Sounds radical, but if you're lucky enough to find some, doctors advise inhaling it continuously, and you should be okay. Disclaimer: As always, consult a physician first.

Here's hoping you read this in time. And you're welcome.

[Precambrianmollusc]

Originally Posted by Chimera

Yes, but it may take some time for the effects to materialize.

Whilst some of my educated friends like to say correlation does not imply causation, with the possibility of showering eventually leading to death I like to play it safe and I always always cover myself in butter prior to showering. This prevents excessive skin contact with the stuff. Stay hydrophobic my friends.

[Senegoid]

I've always understood that DHMO is a universal solvent as well. So if it's falling from the sky, you will definitely need face protection if you must go out in it, or your face will melt and end up looking like one of those fancy straw-covered wine bottles with the candle wax dripped down all over it.

As for the guy who (shudder) showered nekkid in the stuff, you are doomed. If you can stomach any further comtemplation of your fate, you need to watch The Wizard of Oz again. Pay close attention to the fate of the Wicked Witch of the West. It's happening to you right now, even as you read this!

P. S. I'm thinking that "hydrogen hydroxide" must be a more accurate chemical name than "dihydrogen monoxide".

[cochrane]

I do know that over-application of DHMO to my dog's skin causes him to go into paroxysms of almost uncontrollable shaking from his nose to his tail until he has displaced most of the substance from his body.

[Nava]

Originally Posted by Colophon

I suspect radiation. It's scary stuff.

According to preliminary reports by CSIC, in coordination with CDC and WHO, the source of the "heat" appears to be electromagnetic radiation. Caution is advised: please do wear your personal protective gear, including body-and-head covering as well as polarised goggles.

[Senegoid]

Awfully dangerous and inhospitable planet you humans chose to inhabit. Was there some rational story behind that?

[Nava]

It was there, making puppy eyes at us...

[cochrane]

The description in the Guide said, "Mostly harmless."

[ioioio]

Originally Posted by Sunspace

What kind of weird place do you live in, anyways?

I liked the user name / post enough to take the trouble to double quote.

[Princhester]

Originally Posted by Esox Lucius

I Am Not A Doctor, but I've heard that the antidote is an eclectic cocktail of gases known technically as AIR. Sounds radical, but if you're lucky enough to find some, doctors advise inhaling it continuously, and you should be okay. Disclaimer: As always, consult a physician first.

Here's hoping you read this in time. And you're welcome.

WARNING: Exercise extreme caution if considering this approach. The gaseous mix that Esox Lucius recommends contains well over 20% of a substance implicated in house fires, corrosion of metals and spoiling of foods, and which is a key component in the primary cause of global warming. I recommend keeping your mouth closed and your nostrils pinched shut.

[Lumpy]

Several nuclear submarine disasters have been traced to DHMO leaks.

[Senegoid]

Originally Posted by Princhester

WARNING: Exercise extreme caution if considering this approach. The gaseous mix that Esox Lucius recommends contains well over 20% of a substance implicated in house fires, corrosion of metals and spoiling of foods, and which is a key component in the primary cause of global warming. I recommend keeping your mouth closed and your nostrils pinched shut.

And if that ain't scary enough...
That same above-mentioned noxious component of "AIR" is also a component of "DHMO"!!!!!

[Sunspace]

Originally Posted by cochrane

The description in the Guide said, "Mostly harmless."

"Mostly harmless"? You got the updated version and you didn't tell us?

Beast.