DHMO: We've gotta ban this stuff

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  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Everyone who drank it eventually died. That's a 100% fatality rate. Scary stuff...
  • fatmom51
    fatmom51 Posts: 173 Member
    I wanted to mention that my daughters work at summer jobs where the management is very focused on safety, including, coincidentally, the risks involved in DHMO exposure. There have been a few instances at their workplace where a customer has had problems due to their inexperience with DHMO and employees have had to assist them to avoid serious injury or other complications.
    It's possible I'm just a bad mom allowing them to work in such a setting, but they have had excellent training and are completely safe, as far as I can tell.
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    I hate DHMO'S music...i like van halen
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    These damn chemicals are invading our lives! First they tell us the air we breath is toxic, then they tell us there is stuff in our food that is bad for us. Now this DHMO stuff is everywhere. I suppose next they will tell us WATER can be bad for you!?!?!

    Oh how I long for a simpler time! :sick:
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    I found this even more shocking.


    http://www.dhmo.org/alerts/
  • kimimila86
    kimimila86 Posts: 399 Member
    Everyone who drank it eventually died. That's a 100% fatality rate. Scary stuff...

    :laugh:
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    My tap water tested positive for DHMO last week. :( I had to move my wife and daughter out to prevent further exposure. :(
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    In all seriousness this stuff DOES need to be regulated better, and taxed more for corporations.
    Some bottle this stuff up for free and then resell it.
    Others use this for hydrofracking and then just dump it.
  • Melanie_RS
    Melanie_RS Posts: 417 Member
    I JUST downloaded an app to alert me when levels of DHMO are in the severe range this time of year. I definitely like to stay inside during those times!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I heard that they add it to diet soft drinks.
    No wonder they are so bad for us!
  • krue1971
    krue1971 Posts: 167 Member
    I believe it's also been called the "universal solvent". Scary stuff!!
  • StarkLark
    StarkLark Posts: 476 Member
    Wow I had no idea!

    I've been using concentrated DHMO as a high-powered stain remover when I wash my clothes for a long time now. I need to call my doctor asap. Thanks for putting this important information out there!
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Wow I had no idea!

    I've been using concentrated DHMO as a high-powered stain remover when I wash my clothes for a long time now. I need to call my doctor asap. Thanks for putting this important information out there!

    You might want to throw those clothes out. Wearing clothes soaked in DHMO can make you sick.
  • StarkLark
    StarkLark Posts: 476 Member
    Wow I had no idea!

    I've been using concentrated DHMO as a high-powered stain remover when I wash my clothes for a long time now. I need to call my doctor asap. Thanks for putting this important information out there!

    You might want to throw those clothes out. Wearing clothes soaked in DHMO can make you sick.
    I agree.... it's basically my entire wardrobe so it's going to be very expensive :grumble:

    Better safe than sorry I guess.
  • d0gma
    d0gma Posts: 3,966 Member
    Oh crap! I just had some of this stuff this morning. I wish I had read this earlier.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    Oh crap! I just had some of this stuff this morning. I wish I had read this earlier.

    I put some in my coffee this morning. I think I may be addicted.
  • d0gma
    d0gma Posts: 3,966 Member
    Oh crap! I just had some of this stuff this morning. I wish I had read this earlier.

    I put some in my coffee this morning. I think I may be addicted.

    There must be something that can be done. I'm going to the hospital as soon as I leave work. You should go to a rehab clinic right away.
  • almostatgoalweight
    almostatgoalweight Posts: 234 Member
    Thank you for sharing this. Im not sure I was aware of this or have ever heard of it before. Will def keep a lookout of this name on the labels of things. Btw, is it labeled or is it like the GMO's where its in it, they just dont have to tell you?

    As for the others with snyd and sarcastic remarks, when are you going to realize that just because you dont get sick or fall over dead immediately after ingesting something that it doesnt mean its not bad for you? There is TONS of toxins in our food and everyday living household items that are damaging our health....people just choose to not see it and turn a blind eye and keep believing every single word the FDA says to them.
    Sadly you will never see DHMO on a product label.

    Well, it does appear on product labels. It's just that there are so many different names for it, just like dairy and wheat products. You just need to know what to look for. The relatively small amounts that most of us consume won't have any long-term ill effects on health. It doesn't have a terribly long half-life and we generally will excrete any excess.

    The half-life for DHMO (also known as hydrogen hydroxide) is generally about 1-2 hours in my experience.
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    I unintentionally ingested less DHMO today. I started experiencing withdrawal effects such as dry mouth and fatigue.
  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
    bump
  • SmartWhatever
    SmartWhatever Posts: 718 Member
    I'm drinking a can of it right now.
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    I put some in my lemonade this morning, didn't seem to bother me at all. So many alarmists out there.
    Still, people DO need to be informed about this.
  • Raimi1990
    Raimi1990 Posts: 59
    Haha, you're hilarious.

    I drank a 16.9 ounce bottle of it today!
  • HurricaneElaine
    HurricaneElaine Posts: 984 Member
    This dates back to 1988.

    Somebody needs to get some new material..
  • Raimi1990
    Raimi1990 Posts: 59
    Aww, I thought it was funny.

    (But then again, I like bad puns, and pretty much any (non-offensive) joke is funnier than a bad pun.)
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    This dates back to 1988.

    Somebody needs to get some new material..

    This thread dates back to July, I don't know why someone felt the need to bump it.
  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    This dates back to 1988.

    Somebody needs to get some new material..

    This thread dates back to July, I don't know why someone felt the need to bump it.
    This joke is so old, the last time I heard it I fell off my pet dinosaur and broke my stone underwear.
  • icrant
    icrant Posts: 41 Member
    Is this found in food, exercise equipment, beer or pornography? ... if not, I think I'm safe.

    LMAO .... :)

    Actualy, somebody died in California some time ago, because of too much DHMO!!! I thing it was a contest! "Hold your Wee for a Wii", or something similar! ... Indeed this DHMO is dangerous stuff!! .. :)
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    Why is there not bigger awareness and outrage?

    Oh I get it - it's a hoax ;p

    It's not a hoax, it's an incredibly good point--call something by its chemical name, and describe its attributes in abstract terms and people get all freaked out. With the right language, you can make anything look dangerous. The point is, people need to stop and think critically about information, just because something is in anti-freeze (or whatever substance), doesn't mean it's toxic.
  • Raimi1990
    Raimi1990 Posts: 59
    This dates back to 1988.

    Somebody needs to get some new material..

    This thread dates back to July, I don't know why someone felt the need to bump it.
    This joke is so old, the last time I heard it I fell off my pet dinosaur and broke my stone underwear.

    That was funny, too. (WHY is everything funny to me?!)

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