# The danger of DHMO

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 9, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055 "2000-07-09T21:32:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055/1 "2000-07-09T21:32:03Z")

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DHMO research is well on the way to establishing the real effects of this substance. I use DHMO, but should YOU?

[http://www.dhmo.org/](http://www.dhmo.org/)

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055/2 "2000-07-09T21:45:18Z")

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You _could_ email everyone you know about this.

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**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055/3 "2000-07-09T21:55:19Z")

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I’ve been using DHMO as a household cleaning solvent for years, and have even been known to add it to KoolAid when no-one was looking.

~~Baloo

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055/4 "2000-07-09T22:07:37Z")

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[DHMO](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25982)

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**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055/5 "2000-07-09T22:13:50Z")

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Help me: I’m addicted to DHMO. In fact, it is right near me. I tried to get away, but the bottle keeps calling me. Oh no, I…can’t…resist…the…urge…GULP!

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**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-danger-of-dhmo/25055/6 "2000-07-09T23:02:20Z")

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cool, refreshing DHMO. not a finer substance out there. 😉