• paddirn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    FACT: if you submerge a human in dihydrogen monoxide, they will die within minutes.

  • merc@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    People worry about microplastics getting everywhere, but what about dihydrogen monoxide? Nearly every autopsy shows that the victim had huge quantities of dihydrogen monoxide in their system.

    Some people claim it’s safe, but if it’s so safe, why is it so critical that it not be allowed near electrical appliances and electronics?

    And, nobody mentions how incredibly addictive it is. Virtually every person who starts taking dihydrogen monoxide is unable to quit and has to keep taking it for their entire lives. Anybody who goes cold turkey dies within days.

  • uphillbothways@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Dihydrogen monoxide isn’t a good name for water, especially in this context. Hydroxic acid or hydrogen hydroxide make much more sense.
    Water only splits into O2 and H2 under electrolysis, not due to acid/base chemistry. You have to be actively adding electrons. In solution, it dissociates into ion states as protons H+ and hydroxide OH-.