# Physicians, what is your take on DSMO (Dimethyl sulfoxide)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicians-what-is-your-take-on-dsmo-dimethyl-sulfoxide/86811>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 11, 2001, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicians-what-is-your-take-on-dsmo-dimethyl-sulfoxide/86811 "2001-10-11T16:00:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicians-what-is-your-take-on-dsmo-dimethyl-sulfoxide/86811/21 "2001-10-12T12:45:30Z")

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is DMSO flammable? - it sounds like it ought to be.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2001, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicians-what-is-your-take-on-dsmo-dimethyl-sulfoxide/86811/22 "2001-10-12T13:37:16Z")

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One drawback that I read in Playboy in the 70’s was that you can mix it with poison & put it on a doorknob & you get the point. Sure wouldn’t want that stuff out right now what with the situation in the middle east.

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