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To: Blasher who wrote (35962)	5/9/2013 5:34:23 PM
From: Greg or e	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

It's a bit of satire. It's the kind of satire that the lefties love to give out but can't take. Funny stuff really. The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves calling water by an unfamiliar name, "dihydrogen monoxide", followed by a listing of real effects of this chemical, often presented as an argument that this substance should be regulated, labeled as hazardous, or banned. The hoax is intended to illustrate how the lack of scientific literacy and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears. [1] "Dihydrogen monoxide", shortened to "DHMO", is a name for water that is consistent with basic rules of chemical nomenclature, [2] but is not among the names published by IUPAC [3] and is almost exclusively used in humorous context. en.wikipedia.org I think Solon actually signed the petition. At any rate, we know for sure that he fell for the other hoax that tried to label CO2 a pollutant.