Who First Alerted the World to the Dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide?

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    A major component of acid rain, an accelerator of corrosion and the rusting of metals, found in the tumors of cancer patients, a contributor to the greenhouse effect, fatal if inhaled, and capable of causing serious burns in the right circumstances, colorless, odorless and tasteless dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is responsible for thousands of deaths each year.
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  • @therealjammit
    @therealjammit 5 років тому +1990

    My mom used to drink that stuff all of the time. 80 years later she died.

    • @jonbowman7686
      @jonbowman7686 5 років тому +132

      coincidence? *i think not*

    • @bobloblaw1021
      @bobloblaw1021 5 років тому +41

      Sorry about your Mom

    • @Tsudico
      @Tsudico 5 років тому +43

      My mom drank it shortly before she died too!

    • @HPD1171
      @HPD1171 5 років тому +21

      i have been drinking that stuff for 250 years now. you humans must have a low tolerance for DHMO which is most unfortunate

    • @Claytone-Records
      @Claytone-Records 5 років тому +5

      RIP Mum.

  • @user-wc9vy4oc5h
    @user-wc9vy4oc5h 5 років тому +906

    Dihydrogen Monoxide Made two thirds of the world unhabitable

  • @stephentaylor6726
    @stephentaylor6726 5 років тому +354

    Fact: 100% of people who consume dihydrogen monoxide will die.

    • @bradleyweiss1089
      @bradleyweiss1089 5 років тому +6

      Stephen Taylor True fact.

    • @MikinessAnalog
      @MikinessAnalog 4 роки тому +42

      Fact: 100% of people who don't consume dihydrogen monoxide will also die, just far sooner.

    • @PerfectAlibi1
      @PerfectAlibi1 4 роки тому +3

      It may take a full and especially long lifetime though. XD

    • @marianmarkovic5881
      @marianmarkovic5881 4 роки тому +3

      100% people die,....

    • @jekkwad857
      @jekkwad857 4 роки тому +1

      Marián Markovič 👏👏 you figured it out

  • @majarimennamazerinth5753
    @majarimennamazerinth5753 5 років тому +874

    "Found in almost every stream, lake and reservoir in America" Thank god California is safe

    • @kommentator1157
      @kommentator1157 5 років тому +74

      It's probably know to the state of California to cause cancer. That's why they banned it there.

    • @huangec
      @huangec 5 років тому +5

      Please name me one which hasn't got any in it.

    • @fighteer1
      @fighteer1 5 років тому +24

      It’s a joke about drought.

    • @williamnolan2321
      @williamnolan2321 5 років тому +5

      @@fighteer1 there hasn't been any dihydrogen monoxide for years now.

    • @TheGuardDuck
      @TheGuardDuck 5 років тому +5

      @@huangec empty ones.

  • @tim6582
    @tim6582 4 роки тому +107

    No lie, in my capstone class right before graduation from undergrad I convinced an entire class of science majors (professor included) that my senior project was on the harmful effects of DHMO. I went on about how in it's gaseous from it causes burns, it's the main component in Acid Rain, and it's practically pouring out of our sinks and water fountains despite it not being regulated by the FDA or any other government entity. Only 1 kid in the class caught on (pretty sure he was a Chemistry Major) and joined in, saying he heard inhaling it can cause death. When I finally revealed that DHMO was just H2O, most of the class sunk in their chairs from embarrassment, and the professor was profoundly flustered.

    • @tim6582
      @tim6582 4 роки тому +17

      US educational system at its finest.

    • @IodizedNaCL
      @IodizedNaCL 2 роки тому +5

      lmfao

  • @macmedic892
    @macmedic892 5 років тому +345

    Many years ago I was handling the crystalline solid form of DHMO, but without the proper personal protective equipment. I nearly lost fingers because of it.

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 5 років тому +18

      There ought to be a hazard label!
      Looks up the MSDS for DHMO
      "Are you F'ing kidding me? If you're looking this up, go home!"

    • @mpk6664
      @mpk6664 5 років тому +13

      I had to think about that one lmao

    • @LeatherNeck1833
      @LeatherNeck1833 5 років тому +29

      I once was exposed to the gaseous form because some dude in a white towel kept throwing liquid DHMO on some hot rocks in the room I was resting in. The fumes were so awful that I couldn't breathe, felt light headed, profusely sweat, and had a terrible thirst.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +2

      at least you learned a valuable lesson from your experience that you have shared with others in the hopes that they will not repeat your momentary lapse in reason

    • @davidobrien2739
      @davidobrien2739 5 років тому +2

      Insulated gloves are a commonly employed PPE when handling this material, but caution is advised if one is working on crystal DHMO near its melting point. Chemical break-through of the PPE could occur resulting in dermal exposure.

  • @thekingofcardboard
    @thekingofcardboard 5 років тому +286

    Don't forget that this stuff is sometimes used as a crowd suppressant by riot police.

    • @freddieh5539
      @freddieh5539 5 років тому +24

      It's also used as a fire suppressor.

    • @TheRealBigYang
      @TheRealBigYang 4 роки тому +4

      If only you knew what the world would become back when you wrote it :D

    • @thekingofcardboard
      @thekingofcardboard 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheRealBigYang sorry i didn't wish for lesbians made of pure chocolate or something, lol.

    • @TheRealBigYang
      @TheRealBigYang 4 роки тому

      @Rando named Jesse I would have wished for a true slavic monarchy if I was you

  • @a_literal_brick
    @a_literal_brick 5 років тому +106

    “You can’t believe everything you read on the internet”
    -Abraham Lincoln

    • @splosh2070
      @splosh2070 3 роки тому +11

      "It is far easier to lie on the Internet than it is to lie to a man's face"
      -King George V

    • @ogeidnomar4601
      @ogeidnomar4601 3 роки тому +8

      "Rawrrrrr"
      -Dinosaur

    • @Animotion3D
      @Animotion3D 3 роки тому +1

      thats fake aprilham lyn's collum never said that

    • @heckrum
      @heckrum 2 роки тому +3

      "holy shit another person is quoting me in something i didnt say on the internet"
      -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    • @BeeHatGuy
      @BeeHatGuy 2 роки тому

      I thought that was Plato

  • @NotHPotter
    @NotHPotter 5 років тому +277

    It's made of an explosive and an oxidizer for rocket fuel! They're even looking for it on Mars and the Moon!

    • @bttrickk787
      @bttrickk787 5 років тому +1

      Michael Wade and they found it😁

    • @rebelndirt8830
      @rebelndirt8830 5 років тому +5

      It is a byproduct of the RD25 rocket engine, used in the Space Shuttle and soon in the next generation of NASA rockets. I has been used as a propulsion method in freight and passenger travel from the early 1800's until the 1950's where it died off for a few years to make a comeback as the main propulsive force for Nuclear powered vessels.

    • @brucetec6597
      @brucetec6597 5 років тому

      @WrathMachine No you cant.

    • @NotWhiteRice
      @NotWhiteRice 5 років тому

      @@brucetec6597 It's called the electrolysis of water. It is real.

    • @brucetec6597
      @brucetec6597 5 років тому

      @@NotWhiteRice Actually that is done with water not oxygen. Oxygen is an element in its self.

  • @dustydarkhorse
    @dustydarkhorse 5 років тому +66

    That opening made me seriously check that it wasn't April fool's Day lol

  • @paulc7590
    @paulc7590 5 років тому +262

    Some DHMO fell from the sky last night and I'm still too scared to go outside.

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому +18

      I got hit with it myself just a few minutes ago on my way into the house from the car.

    • @paulc7590
      @paulc7590 5 років тому +26

      @@rowynnecrowley1689 I trust you'll seek proper medical treatment. Don't delay.

    • @alexc3504
      @alexc3504 5 років тому +16

      @@paulc7590 don't they use DHMO in the medical industry? Oh God.

    • @radicaledwards3449
      @radicaledwards3449 5 років тому +6

      At least it wasn't H2O squared, but that does happen

    • @paulc7590
      @paulc7590 5 років тому +3

      It's pretty clear we need some laws to protect us from the evil DHMO. Why won't Congress act?

  • @alexanderklee6357
    @alexanderklee6357 3 роки тому +30

    Not to forget, every crime ever has been conducted under the influence of DHMO.

  • @otterylexa4499
    @otterylexa4499 5 років тому +188

    I've always seen the DHMO thing as a satire rather than a prank. Perhaps I'm too optimistic about the scientific literacy of the general population.

    • @wolftamerwolfcorp7465
      @wolftamerwolfcorp7465 5 років тому +29

      Nah people are pretty incompetent in the sciences overall, that’s part of the reason conspiracy theories like the earth being flat have gained as much traction as they have. To most people the process scientists go through is difficult to understand and as such they either have to take the scientists’ words for it or trust their own experience, which isn’t necessarily an accurate view of how the world actually works. The lack of understanding of scientific literature mostly stems from an education system that slacks on educating people on how to think scientifically, which honestly feels like it should be a core focus of most science classes instead of just the classes for those that are probably going into the sciences anyway

    • @ViviSectia
      @ViviSectia 5 років тому +13

      You're too optimistic. This is still a prank that people regularly fall for.

    • @richlee3777
      @richlee3777 5 років тому +7

      It has been used in both ways. I personally use it as satire, usually after people are panicking about chemicals that aren't actually harmful in the quantities present, like glyphosate or fluoride.

    • @andrewsuryali8540
      @andrewsuryali8540 5 років тому +10

      I discovered the prank literally the first time I went to have lunch in the university cafeteria. Some students were asking people to sign a petition to ban the stuff.
      So I signed it.
      Everyone signed the petition because it's an engineering school and we all knew what DHMO was. The guys who ran the prank looked really disappointed after realizing what was going on.

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому +6

      Yes you are. After all, there are still people who think the earth is flat, because they read a prank post, and were too dumb to figure out it was a joke. Same thing with Tide Pods. To these people I say, "Please eat ALL the Tide Pods. While inhaling Dihydrogen Monoxide."

  • @garethbaus5471
    @garethbaus5471 5 років тому +23

    Right at the beginning I could already tell this is one of your most educational videos yet, so many people have a fear of certain things because they contain chemicals.

    • @Leolikat
      @Leolikat 3 роки тому +6

      Just tell somone sodium chloride is in most of their food and theyre gonna freak out lol

  • @theldun1
    @theldun1 5 років тому +283

    Just another example of how dangerous ignorance can be.

    • @pulsar9354
      @pulsar9354 5 років тому +39

      theldun1 but not as dangerous as Dihydrogen monoxide

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +17

      ignorance is contagious and is naturally drawn to locations where it collects and is concentrated in others where it becomes amplified and stronger drawing in more ignorance for further distances and variations...

    • @robinderoos1166
      @robinderoos1166 5 років тому +10

      @@scottmantooth8785 lets illuminate the ignorant... I propose atomic fire as light source!

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +5

      @@robinderoos1166 most fond of the incandescent ball of gas that resides 92.96 million miles away...a reliable source of illumination and warmth that i've grown accustomed to over the last five plus decades of existence on the orbital construct

    • @DraconDarkfire
      @DraconDarkfire 5 років тому +4

      It's not so much the ignorance that is dangerous here. It's the lack of critical thinking, and the willingness to accept information (particularly when sensational) from a single (probably biased) source as fact / the whole story.
      ...Admittedly that doesn't roll off the tongue so nicely as "ignorance," though.

  • @robertrutkowski4946
    @robertrutkowski4946 5 років тому +93

    The first person to warn about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide: God, when he warned Noah about the Great Flood.

    • @thefunkosaurus
      @thefunkosaurus 4 роки тому +1

      Utnapishtim , 2000+ years earlier.

    • @pandaandthegecko5480
      @pandaandthegecko5480 3 роки тому

      @@thefunkosaurus grug 100,000 years earlier

    • @asheep7797
      @asheep7797 2 місяці тому

      Fearful Lava, c. 3.9 billion years earlier

  • @DoctorProph3t
    @DoctorProph3t 5 років тому +272

    I remembered hearing this joke in high school and cracked it at my classmates, one of which did not believe me when I said “it’s water dude” because, and I quote, “it has monoxide in the name and monoxide’s are toxic”.

    • @morgothbauglir3609
      @morgothbauglir3609 5 років тому +26

      Water is mono oxide ..
      One oxygen molecule .....

    • @DoctorProph3t
      @DoctorProph3t 5 років тому +34

      morgoth bauglir I tried explaining that to him, even going so far as having to explaining the Roman origins of decimal numbers to explain it.

    • @morgothbauglir3609
      @morgothbauglir3609 5 років тому +7

      Hahaha we need better understanding of Latin I guess

    • @DoctorProph3t
      @DoctorProph3t 5 років тому +18

      morgoth bauglir god damn I tried so hard to explain it but he wasn’t having it, folks just unwilling to learn and grow I guess.

    • @AttilaAsztalos
      @AttilaAsztalos 5 років тому +10

      A little knowledge is well known to be a very dangerous thing.

  • @StellarRootsGames
    @StellarRootsGames Рік тому +3

    It's been shown that when it rains outside during an intense storm, each and every drop contains a high level of Dihydrogen Monoxide, which can destroy people's homes!

  • @ravagesektor
    @ravagesektor 5 років тому +319

    People have been calling me crazy and a conspiracy theorist for years but it looks like Big Aqua has some serious explaining to do.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +23

      Big Aqua and its sister companion Big Hydro are obviously in league with the Illuminati and their insidious influence has become so pervasive that it covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface...we are surrounded...it even FALLS OUT OF THE SKY WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT!!!!

    • @Spartan322
      @Spartan322 5 років тому +9

      You sir have given me a very hearty laugh for this.

    • @ravagesektor
      @ravagesektor 5 років тому +8

      @@Spartan322 Glad I could help...and it's much cheaper than therapy.

    • @leoli2450
      @leoli2450 4 роки тому

      Come to think of it, aqua might be too useless of a godess to explain that to you.

    • @MarkWilson2
      @MarkWilson2 3 роки тому +1

      ikr they feed us thiss tuff its about time we resist the government

  • @jackychen7769
    @jackychen7769 5 років тому +13

    I was aware of the whole Dihidrogen Monoxide hoax already, so I’m glad they included something new. The bill advocating a change in the value of pi was hilarious!

  • @nazamroth8427
    @nazamroth8427 5 років тому +269

    Finally someone spreads the word of the danger of this substance...

    • @blackpete
      @blackpete 5 років тому +21

      Nearly everyone, who has gotten in contact with it, died!

    • @nicholaslewis8594
      @nicholaslewis8594 5 років тому +15

      It’s in the air we breath too.

    • @alexc3504
      @alexc3504 5 років тому

      @@blackpete oh no

    • @jonbowman7686
      @jonbowman7686 5 років тому

      @@alexc3504 actually they're right.

    • @Shenron557
      @Shenron557 5 років тому +3

      @@blackpete just "nearly"?

  • @7THayes
    @7THayes 2 роки тому +10

    I’m a CWP and I absolutely love pulling this on people. “As of right now we don’t possess the technology to remove the dihydrogen monoxide from your water.” 😂😂

  • @mikesmicroshop4385
    @mikesmicroshop4385 5 років тому +73

    You know ever since I was a kid an my Mom tried to get me in a tub of the stuff every night, I have been suspicious of it!!!!

    • @ryank1273
      @ryank1273 5 років тому +4

      Did you call the police? Pretty sure that she's trying to kill you.

    • @mikesmicroshop4385
      @mikesmicroshop4385 5 років тому +3

      LOL! :)

  • @johnjk293
    @johnjk293 3 роки тому +10

    I used the Dihydrogen Monoxide joke once while talking to my friends, I also went as far using the Thermally Agitated Dihydrogen Monoxide(Boiled/Hot water) version on a group of very ignorant internet users.
    They were so pissed when I let them in on the joke.

  •  5 років тому +410

    Don't breathe that stuff unless you're Aquaman.

    • @dickJohnsonpeter
      @dickJohnsonpeter 5 років тому +4

      Nothing wrong with breathing vaporized water tho

    • @jjhggdcqz
      @jjhggdcqz 5 років тому +4

      @@dickJohnsonpeter Also it's necessary to regularly swallow water or you will die.

    • @myrusEW
      @myrusEW 5 років тому +1

      There’s tons of water vapor in the air

    • @bobloblaw1021
      @bobloblaw1021 5 років тому

      Truth is... I am Aquaman. *everyone is shocked*

    • @PauxloE
      @PauxloE 5 років тому

      @@dickJohnsonpeter Depends on the concentration. If it's so much that there is no oxygene left, it's bad.

  • @colincraigo5793
    @colincraigo5793 5 років тому +10

    The really scary thing about this video, is that I am in a chemistry course this semester and TODAY (the day this video was uploaded) we were talking about the nomenclature of compounds and this exact topic came up.

    • @dutchik5107
      @dutchik5107 5 років тому +1

      It comes up a lot. Cause it's freaking hilarious

    • @colincraigo5793
      @colincraigo5793 5 років тому +1

      Dutchik It really is

  • @JuanMPalacio
    @JuanMPalacio 5 років тому +58

    Chemistry majors tried the dihydrogen monoxide prank at my university at the beginning of the school year a few years ago. I’d already fallen for the prank in eighth grade. And it seemed like most people on the university had already known about the prank.
    But several still signed the petition to ban the use of it on campus.

    • @joevaghn457
      @joevaghn457 Рік тому +2

      Hilarious how group-think works.

  • @Mili-bedili
    @Mili-bedili 5 років тому +15

    Where I live, we often have this stuff falling out of the sky! We're doomed!

  • @ziggy8253
    @ziggy8253 5 років тому +146

    “Organically grown with no dihydrogen monoxide.”

    • @Abdullah-london
      @Abdullah-london 5 років тому +4

      Haha!

    • @AttilaAsztalos
      @AttilaAsztalos 5 років тому +15

      Exclusively grown on electrolytes...?

    • @QuixoteX
      @QuixoteX 5 років тому

      I have a major health problem when I don't eat organic foods. :D

    • @catarmour375
      @catarmour375 5 років тому +1

      a r e. y o u. s u r e. a b o u t. t h a t ?

    • @christianheichel
      @christianheichel 5 років тому +2

      Mmmmmm! Nothing to eat my favorite......
      That is what there growing!? Right?
      Also unfortunately third world countries are usually experts at that maybe we should start a foundation to raise money to send our dihydrogen monoxide to them so they can grow something other than nothing

  • @jmr
    @jmr 5 років тому +28

    Isn't that the product of Hydrogen Peroxide when it decays?

  • @bronwynecg
    @bronwynecg 5 років тому +62

    I remember that kid in middle school or something did this as a "science" project. It was hilarious how many people fell for it XD XD

    • @TheEventHorizon909
      @TheEventHorizon909 5 років тому +2

      RedDragon Smaug my science teacher went to the ban H2O site and used it as a reason to site your sources... and for shits and giggles because he was an amazing guy

  • @tophers3756
    @tophers3756 5 років тому +5

    Drawing attention to the dangers of DHM is still a useful tool in addressing the ever-present concerns of "chemicals" in food and other products.

  • @stonedfluff
    @stonedfluff 5 років тому +68

    they really missed a great filibuster
    reciting pi

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +4

      still convinced that at some point Pi DOES start repeating itself...what happens to math theories when that eventually happens?

    • @SithScribe21
      @SithScribe21 5 років тому +2

      @@scottmantooth8785 black hole? Armageddon?
      Answer: Nothing! x = 1/3 or 0.33333(repeating forever). It's a mathematical equation, is it not? How is that different?

    • @codyblea3638
      @codyblea3638 5 років тому +4

      @@scottmantooth8785 if it is truly infinite then there are an infinite amount of patterns in it already.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому

      @@codyblea3638 infinite diversity in infinite combinations

    • @john-maryknight2012
      @john-maryknight2012 5 років тому +3

      @@scottmantooth8785 It would be a philosophical dilemma proving logic wrong, because we already have indisputable proof pi is irrational.

  • @wasifzakwan8722
    @wasifzakwan8722 2 роки тому +4

    Apparently 60% of the human body is DHMO. WE WERE CANNIBALS THIS ENTIRE TIME!?

  • @ambulocetusnatans
    @ambulocetusnatans 5 років тому +208

    That dihydrogen monoxide molecule looks like R2D2 in a bikini

    • @ChadwickHorn
      @ChadwickHorn 5 років тому +13

      *beep boop beep boop* *wink*

    • @Reth_Hard
      @Reth_Hard 5 років тому +14

      Sir, you have a much greater imagination than me...
      I was only able to see an amputee in that bikini.

    • @JoseGranny
      @JoseGranny 5 років тому +7

      It's a decapitated fat woman in a swimsuit 👙

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому +5

      @Amy Sternheim More like BBA in the middle of a movement. In a bikini. #OA

    • @ComputerGarageLLC
      @ComputerGarageLLC 5 років тому +2

      And they market this stuff to kids and young adults. Someone ought to sue! hehehe
      Making dihydrogrn monoxide look like the Disney Logo.

  • @phylismaddox4880
    @phylismaddox4880 5 років тому +2

    If memory serves, years ago on 20/20, John Stossel did a petition using dihydrogen monoxide on a NYC street - almost everyone he approached signed.

  • @wrightjx221
    @wrightjx221 5 років тому +42

    I was always more concerned about hydrogen hydroxide

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 5 років тому +11

      Yeah, that stuff can dissolve almost anything!

    • @QuixoteX
      @QuixoteX 5 років тому +4

      Mono-oxygen Dihydronate :D

    • @FrankGutowski-ls8jt
      @FrankGutowski-ls8jt 5 років тому +3

      Wrightjx2
      Worst of all is hydroxylic acid.

    • @TAZAR_II
      @TAZAR_II 5 років тому +5

      Hydric acid is bad too.

    • @jacksonayres6326
      @jacksonayres6326 5 років тому +7

      Ouch, way to butcher chemistry terminology

  • @edwaar4060
    @edwaar4060 5 років тому +5

    So they went door to door apologizing to people. I can hear it now"I'm so sorry that your gullible and ignorant" lol I love it. Great show

  • @Reydriel
    @Reydriel 5 років тому +212

    Ahhh, good old Dihydrogen Monoxide

    • @LeesaDeAndrea
      @LeesaDeAndrea 5 років тому +5

      My favorite beverage!

    • @talltroll7092
      @talltroll7092 5 років тому +9

      @@LeesaDeAndrea Personally, I prefer to drink polluted versions, laced with biological poisons

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 5 років тому +6

      @@LeesaDeAndrea Shaken, not stirred.
      I prefer mine with a twist of lemon.

    • @briansinger5258
      @briansinger5258 5 років тому

      1. Coffee
      2. Booze
      3. Water (fluoride free)
      4. Booze again
      5. The blood of my fallen enemies
      6. Water with fluoride

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 5 років тому

      @@briansinger5258 A coffee cup that reads "blood of my enemies" with coffee in it, and a shot of Irish cream. there! all in one cup!
      I'll pass on the fluoride.

  • @Noah-fx4cm
    @Noah-fx4cm 5 років тому +6

    Severe hydration? Damn I'm never getting that stuff in my mouth again

  • @grixic78
    @grixic78 5 років тому +40

    temperance comity falling off the wagon... /slaps knee

  • @voldlifilm
    @voldlifilm 5 років тому +2

    There was a wonderful new compound released to the public in Norway a few years back named "lurium" which in English would roughly translate to "Trickium" or "smartium". It could be drunk, poured into the gasstank, clean the house and much more. And people placed orders. This is what happens when we live in a world were most people (myself often included) have no idea what scientists are really talking about.

  • @19mitch54
    @19mitch54 5 років тому +102

    Little Johnny drank some water.
    Little Johnny is no more.
    For what he thought was H2O
    was H2SO4.
    (P.S. your epidermis is showing.)

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 5 років тому +36

      Two scientists walk into a bar. The first one says "I'll have a glass of H2O", the second one says "I'll have a glass of H2O too". The second scientist died.

    • @tarantulady8565
      @tarantulady8565 5 років тому +4

      👌😂

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому +4

      How do you know? Maybe I'm wearing a burka, with gloves and sunglasses.

    • @64standardtrickyness
      @64standardtrickyness 5 років тому +3

      how do you confuse H2O with H2SO4 though?

    • @tarantulady8565
      @tarantulady8565 5 років тому +9

      64standardtrickyness
      It’s a rhyming joke, like:
      There once was a man named Ned Whose feet were too big for his bed So he cut them off and his friends did scoff, but at least he didn't bump his head.
      Are you now going to ask why someone would cut his feet off to fit in his bed? lmao!

  • @JDBriceProductions
    @JDBriceProductions 5 років тому +6

    Some years ago, I was sick on April 1st. Had everyone convinced it was dihydrogen monoxide. Even gave symptoms of water poisoning.

  • @Azraleee
    @Azraleee 5 років тому +49

    God, you guys had fun with this one. ^^

  • @laurendoe168
    @laurendoe168 5 років тому +4

    Reminds me of a joke... "Some years back, my best buddy and I went to a restaurant. The waiter asked what I would like to drink, and I said 'H2O.' My buddy said, 'I'd like some H2O too.' I still visit his grave to this day."

  • @nkkbeez6110
    @nkkbeez6110 5 років тому +10

    I fell in that stuff and my skin wrinkled up. I was scared.

  • @miekwavesoundlab
    @miekwavesoundlab 5 років тому +2

    I always order “DHMO with crystallized Dihyrogen monoxide” at the bar. The the barkeep gets what I need, they earn a bonus tip.

  • @clbcl5
    @clbcl5 5 років тому +40

    BAN Di-Hydrogen Monoxide has been my email signature since my first email oh so long ago.

  • @narrator69
    @narrator69 3 роки тому +2

    I love this every time someone puts a new spin on the dangers of Water.

  • @pulsar9354
    @pulsar9354 5 років тому +22

    Say no to dihydrogen monoxide, drink Beer. 🍺

    • @CanItAlready
      @CanItAlready 5 років тому +12

      PSRB1919 I dunno. Beer is full of that stuff.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +3

      just say no molecules

    • @gidmalu
      @gidmalu 5 років тому +5

      @@scottmantooth8785 The new health fad... Live a molecule free life!

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +1

      @@gidmalu better than gluten free or vegan...more exclusive and prone to more envy if you can strictly adhere to the lifestyle

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому +1

      I would, but beer tastes awful in coffee.

  • @JoshSweetvale
    @JoshSweetvale 5 років тому +7

    Could've sat on this one 'til April

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 років тому +56

    I fear no gas, but that dihydrogen monoxide , it scares me

    • @heronimousbrapson863
      @heronimousbrapson863 5 років тому +3

      You haven't experienced my farts.

    • @andrewharper1609
      @andrewharper1609 5 років тому +2

      Try taking a bath in liquid nitrogen then, or hydrogen cyanide.

    • @peter-radiantpipes2800
      @peter-radiantpipes2800 5 років тому +1

      Sarcasm detector defective. Repair immediately

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому

      you have good cause...it even FALLS OUT OF THE SKY!!!! SOMETIMES SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING....SCARY!!!!

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому +1

      I nearly died twice cuz of that shit.

  • @blackoak4978
    @blackoak4978 5 років тому +4

    I used the Dihydrogen Monoxide joke to point out the ludicrous nature of picking one part of an items constituents and evaluating overall safety from it.
    It was a couple years later that I found that other people had done the same thing.
    Sodium Chloride is another similar example

  • @tropictom5996
    @tropictom5996 5 років тому +6

    It’s so hazardous it has been used as an effective natural barrier in lieu of a permanent structure on a vast stretch of the U.S. southern border.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 5 років тому +3

      ancient castles were often protected by deep barriers of this dangerous substance...even the alchemist of the day were leary of its usage and produced many strange and equally dangerous combinations of elements that were in part far more deadly due to its inclusion

  • @DanielaBodoh
    @DanielaBodoh 3 роки тому +2

    Normal person: "I need to drink some water"
    Me, an intellectual: "I must quench my thirst by consuming a certain amount of dihydrogen monoxide"

  • @Phobos_Gaming
    @Phobos_Gaming 5 років тому +12

    I do believe Penn and Teller first brought this dangerous compound to my attention.

    • @ROGER2095
      @ROGER2095 5 років тому

      What I liked about that episode was when Penn said that people were signing the "ban dihydrogen monoxide" petition left and right. Mostly left.

  • @bobby_greene
    @bobby_greene 5 років тому +2

    "That stuff rusts pipes" - W.C. Fields

  • @NetAndyCz
    @NetAndyCz 5 років тому +11

    This would make a great 1st April episode:)

  • @AllanLimosin
    @AllanLimosin 2 роки тому +3

    People in Africa are safe.

  • @slinkerdeer
    @slinkerdeer 5 років тому +5

    That first 20 second or so introduction was very well articulated

  • @theocean1973
    @theocean1973 5 років тому +3

    It’s also a highly habit-forming and addictive substance, with a horrific withdrawal:
    Any habitual drinker of dihydrogen monoxide who attempts to quit consuming it WILL DIE!

  • @blackpete
    @blackpete 5 років тому +15

    Think it is a fishy thing to know. Quite im-pour-tant. And if all else fails, you've gotta flush it down the drain.

    • @blackpete
      @blackpete 5 років тому

      @Lodogg 3323 but it can wreck you bad, if there's enough of it.. 😉

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 років тому

      When are people gonna learn that most word play does not translate well to print? Also, that was neither funny nor clever.

    • @blackpete
      @blackpete 5 років тому

      @@rowynnecrowley1689 never ever.
      😛

  • @joefunsmith
    @joefunsmith 5 років тому +3

    Maybe, one of the earliest Dihydrogen Monoxide hoaxes was in 1983, but I had a teacher in about 1975 who did a classroom exercise about it. She handed out a fact page about the substance and asked who thought it should be outlawed. As I recall, about half the class thought that was a good idea.

  • @uss_04
    @uss_04 5 років тому +4

    I always protect myself from Dihydrogen Monoxide when I’m out and about.
    Its a major component of Acid Rain you know. Also found in cancer cells.

    • @nicholaslewis8594
      @nicholaslewis8594 5 років тому +1

      Many stores sell specific equipment to not get the stuff on you. Should we really be drinking something like that? 😂

    • @uss_04
      @uss_04 5 років тому +1

      Nicholas Lewis I only buy Bottled Gluten Free water. Sure it costs a bit more but all the life coaches swear by it!

  • @TheDennisgrass
    @TheDennisgrass 5 років тому +1

    When I saw "Dihydrogen Monoxide", I HAD TO WATCH THIS...
    I was laughing so hard as I clicked to watch this video.
    Thank you...... I will steal this concept to pass on to my fellow listeners.

  • @Quantum-
    @Quantum- 5 років тому +8

    Dhmo.org has been up and running since 1997

  • @theoriginaledi
    @theoriginaledi 5 років тому +1

    One of my all-time favorite bits of British English is how they say "by" where we Americans would say "times" for multiplication. Thanks for making me smile today, Simon. :-)

    • @thiesenf
      @thiesenf 5 років тому +1

      it's just that you 'muricans say "2 by 4" when speaking of lumber...

    • @theoriginaledi
      @theoriginaledi 4 роки тому

      @@thiesenf Exactly! And that's actually one reason I love that British people say it that way. I'm a high school math teacher and I often point out to my students that we say "2 by 4 lumber" or "5 by 7 photo" or whatever to talk about the dimensions, but that it leads neatly into calculating the item's surface area, too. I show them video of a non-American English speaker using the word "by" where we would say "times" and it all ties perfectly together. I love when language and math come together so nicely!

  • @adamrasmussen9939
    @adamrasmussen9939 5 років тому +9

    I hears theres a little DHMO in all of us. Or a lot.
    And of course California alsmost banned it.
    What if theres Pi-neapple on that Pi-zza? Does the equation allow for modification by variable topping?

    • @jlokison
      @jlokison 5 років тому

      Pi*z*z*a is used to calculate the area of the pizza, the toppings have no relevance in that calculation. However when calculating volumne the toppings as well as thickness of crust are very important requiring the more complex Pineapple formula.

  • @ObsessionoftheMonth
    @ObsessionoftheMonth 5 років тому +3

    This is similar to a prank pulled off by a friend of mine to "save the chip seal". He made bumper stickers and t-shirts and even got local news to interview him. Many people became concerned about the plight of the "chip seal". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipseal

  • @honorablespartan
    @honorablespartan 5 років тому +9

    Dihydrogen Monoxide causes rusting.

    • @edwardrhoads7283
      @edwardrhoads7283 5 років тому +2

      And drowning and it is the most abundant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere

    • @pollutedmindmusic
      @pollutedmindmusic 5 років тому +1

      I cant imagine what it must do to the human body

    • @nicholaslewis8594
      @nicholaslewis8594 5 років тому

      Also pretty sure it’s in drugs like heroin. If you support keeping Dihydrogen monoxide legal you basically support letting kids drink heroin 😂😂😂

  • @rphnick
    @rphnick 5 років тому +1

    I have been side eyeing this stuff ever since I saw it on Penn and Teller's Bull****!

  • @MrManerd
    @MrManerd 5 років тому +4

    You think that's bad, stay away from Hydrogen-Hydroxide.

  • @clivegoodman16
    @clivegoodman16 5 років тому +2

    I remember a bottle of shower gel, whose main ingredient was "aqua". In case you don't know, "aqua" is the Latin for "water". I found it very funny.

  • @ewmlloyd
    @ewmlloyd 5 років тому +4

    With apologies to Mike Judge and his brilliant film Idiocracy, “It’s what plants crave!” 😉

  • @tavishnesbit101
    @tavishnesbit101 Рік тому +1

    In 1997 a post grad student with a doctorate in chemistry from Penn State University, began a campaign against dihydrogen monoxide.
    He was an obscure individual, that we all knew very well.
    At first my circle of friends and I only knew of him as Suitcase.
    After receiving his doctorate he then insisted on being addressed as Dr Suitcase.
    So Dr Suitcase, who's given name is apparently Suitcase, started a petition in order to save the planet.
    He was explicit in describing his concern over the presence of dihydrogen monoxide in the environment, and didn't water down his sentiment.
    Apparently lots of people jumped on his bandwagon.
    Maybe it was a life boat.

  • @doktor_ghul
    @doktor_ghul 5 років тому +8

    Just as an aside, at the moment, I am proudly wearing my V=pi+z+z+a T shirt.

    • @Dominus_Potatus
      @Dominus_Potatus 5 років тому +4

      ... I bope you have the receipt to return it

    • @bob_the_bomb4508
      @bob_the_bomb4508 5 років тому +1

      Clayton George Shouldn’t that be 8V = pi + 2z + a? Need to be accurate in these things :)

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 5 років тому +1

      I have a shirt which reads, "Just what part of F = dp / dt don't you understand?"
      in twenty years no one has asked me.
      conclusion: people are smart!

    • @Dominus_Potatus
      @Dominus_Potatus 5 років тому

      @@geraldfrost4710 ... Is it even intentional?

  • @codyblea3638
    @codyblea3638 5 років тому +3

    Damn near got killed by a large volume of dihydrogen monoxide when I was a kid. Been wary of it ever since.

  • @fooltard
    @fooltard 5 років тому +5

    You know dhmo has a higher pH than even the strongest acid!

  • @userequaltoNull
    @userequaltoNull 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine being forced to go door-to-door and apologize for this.
    "Hi, Mrs. Stevenson. I'm sorry you're stupid"

  • @Kingyeddy1
    @Kingyeddy1 5 років тому +3

    My boss has to post what chemicals he puts on the ballfields so one day to be a smart a$$ he put dihyrogen monoxide he was suspended for 3 days lol

  • @alexanderhay7358
    @alexanderhay7358 9 місяців тому +1

    only 43 people signed his petition? in the early '90s, we got hundreds of college students (and 6 chemistry professors) to sign a petition to ban it from campus. i think the professors wanted a day off.

  • @Riker626
    @Riker626 5 років тому +8

    I like the college petitions to ban "women's suffrage"

  • @draco84oz
    @draco84oz 5 років тому

    "The bill was first sent to the Temperance Committee, which must have fallen off the wagon..."
    PERFECT!

  • @brokenacoustic
    @brokenacoustic 5 років тому +11

    AvE is always warning about the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide, nasty stuff!

    • @dashman36
      @dashman36 5 років тому +1

      Dihydrogen Monoxide to be replesed whit beer wherever posibile.

    • @michaelmoorrees3585
      @michaelmoorrees3585 5 років тому +1

      Don't tell him, they use the stuff to make his beer ! Then he'll need to stick something else in his vice !

    • @Fuzzycat16
      @Fuzzycat16 5 років тому

      We have a man of culture here.

  • @robertromero8692
    @robertromero8692 5 років тому +1

    Nicely don. Also loved the pizza part.

  • @MichaBerger
    @MichaBerger 5 років тому +8

    To answer the title question:
    Noah. Duh!

    • @andrewharper1609
      @andrewharper1609 5 років тому

      Not true the Biblical flood was relayed in texts predating the Bible.

    • @ericsalidbar1693
      @ericsalidbar1693 5 років тому

      My there years old nephew is named is Noah, cute little kid but the fucker is mean af and always asking ppl if they want to fight him. Psst here's a little secret You don't get a choice 😉 lol.

    • @MichaBerger
      @MichaBerger 5 років тому

      @@andrewharper1609 First, your taken my joke seriously is funnier than the joke.
      Besides, so call Noah "Utnapishtim"... Doesn't mean it wasn't him. (By the way, "Noah" could only have been meant as a nickname. The word means "rest" and the root is used in various conjugations throughout the story. I don't think the Bible was saying his contemporaries called him that.)

    • @andrewharper1609
      @andrewharper1609 5 років тому

      @@MichaBerger First I know, one of us had to be funny. Secondly I wasn't just referring to Utnapishtim. The flood story occurs in something like four known societies predating Noah I think the epic of Gilgamesh is one of them. Thirdly a global flood never happened Richard Dawkins explained it marvellously in one of his books. Fourthly I'm off to snort some Dioxynitrogen compound, just for sh*ts and giggles.

  • @chiensyang
    @chiensyang 3 роки тому +1

    We should also ban sodium chloride as food flavoring because it contains poisonous-element chlorine. Only table salt should be used instead.

  • @rickc2102
    @rickc2102 5 років тому +3

    Airplanes in the atmosphere leave trails of it across our skies, every day!

    • @michaelb1761
      @michaelb1761 5 років тому

      Yep, con trails are almost entirely DHMO.

  • @jamesengland7461
    @jamesengland7461 5 років тому

    Well done, Simon!

  • @gidmalu
    @gidmalu 5 років тому +6

    The dangers of DHMO were a frequent joke in grad school. Even had it in our SDS notebook for a while. 😂😭🚿💧🌊⛵

    • @freddieh5539
      @freddieh5539 5 років тому

      Have you ever read a Material Safety Data Sheet on DHMO? Dangerous stuff.

  • @j.madelozo8222
    @j.madelozo8222 9 днів тому

    I remember putting a sign on a faucet in my elementary school, no one used it for a month, they had to go to a farther faucet just to wash their hands.

  • @steve9021oh
    @steve9021oh 5 років тому +9

    You silly Canadians and "Zed"! HAHAHA!!! Its just a Z, ZEE!

    • @teflonravager
      @teflonravager 5 років тому +4

      He's British ya goofy Paraguayan.

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 5 років тому +2

      @@teflonravager I Zee that!

    • @mrp7874
      @mrp7874 5 років тому

      Yeah but actually, no.

  • @JordyValentine
    @JordyValentine 4 роки тому

    love that you did a video on this, it's been a running joke between dad and I for many years haha

  • @fade2dblack
    @fade2dblack 5 років тому +3

    Pi * z * z * a is the pizza's VOLUME, not it's area.
    Another bonus fact: a pizza is a realtime pie chart representing how much of the original pizza remains.

  • @appletree8441
    @appletree8441 5 років тому +1

    It's expensive if you buy it in fancy bottles

  • @nerfgunpng7552
    @nerfgunpng7552 3 роки тому +1

    Not only does DHMO have long term effects, but sudden withdrawals have shown to result in extreme acceleration of exposure symptoms.

  • @marymccormick7233
    @marymccormick7233 5 років тому +1

    *pours it on self* finally,some cold dihydrogen monoxide

  • @hotdrippyglass
    @hotdrippyglass 5 років тому

    Yet another excellent video from Simon and the team. Nice work my friends.

  • @1701spacecadet
    @1701spacecadet 4 роки тому +1

    Use the force, Harry
    ~Gandalf.