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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 18:26
Petition to ban DHMO


Penn and Teller have a petition circulated to ban that dangerous DHMO stuff, and get lots of signatures...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw
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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 18:32


Great! Nasty stuff, that.

I hear fish do rude things in it.

It obviously drives them mad.

And it is found in abundance in that notorious date rape drug known as "beer".

The children! Think of the children!

Where can I sign in Bangkok?
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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 19:25


They have a TV show or something? I've seen a lot of vids of theirs telling the truth and making fun of morons.
Only saw one of theirs I dident like...




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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 19:34


Funny!

Last I checked, a 14 year old really made this one *good*. The state of Ca nearly banned plastic foam since DHMO was used in it's manufacture.

As much as I love this schtick (and I do) I certainly hope that Penn and Teller cite the original source for this material.

An with that:

A pollutant so ubiquitous as to have been found trapped in glacial ice...

Oh yes, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax

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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 20:00


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They have a TV show or something?


They mostly do a magic act, I have mostly (always?) seen them on talk shows and stuff, where they do some skit.

They are hillarious, the tricks usually involve the quiet one (I forget which) getting horribly maimed while the other one does all the talking.
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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 20:15


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They have a TV show or something? I've seen a lot of vids of theirs telling the truth and making fun of morons.
Only saw one of theirs I dident like...



Dare I ask which one?




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[*] posted on 12-3-2007 at 21:03


Lets keep politics to whimsy, but it was the first one I saw of theirs which put me off them till I saw others.



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[*] posted on 13-3-2007 at 07:24


That was hysterical (in more ways than one)!
It is sad that people with good intentions are so careless about what they vote for. I will stay away from politics as this isn't whimsy but on both side of the isle we have some serious issues due to lack of investigation prior to commitment. unfortunately I would bet that the petition signatories thought the chemical concerned was something toxic and NO ONE WOULD JUST HAVE THEM SIGN BULLSHIT. That's how vote manipulation works....and it works damn well, doesn't it?
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[*] posted on 10-4-2007 at 15:30


So, has anyone set up a support group for DHMO addictions?

Maybe we need one of these....




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[*] posted on 11-4-2007 at 05:29


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So, has anyone set up a support group for DHMO addictions?

Maybe we need one of these....

What would you call it and how would it work? DHMO is too freely available! That's the damn problem!
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[*] posted on 11-4-2007 at 07:50


Try searching for aspartame rehab clinics...Same bogus science.



One shouldn't accept or resort to the mutilation of science to appease the mentally impaired.
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[*] posted on 11-4-2007 at 17:16


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Try searching for aspartame rehab clinics...Same bogus science.


Are you serious:o

Wow...if anything this leads more credence to that Dr (forgot his name) who believes addiction is just mental weakness.




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[*] posted on 11-4-2007 at 23:53


http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-detox.html

I stopped searching after that, although there's MUCH more, because such mindboggling twisting of science hurts my sweet disposition...well..you get the idea.




One shouldn't accept or resort to the mutilation of science to appease the mentally impaired.
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[*] posted on 12-4-2007 at 06:17


Of course I am joking as I have often gotten sick over the non-peer reviewed shit that passes for therapy in the USA. There is "treatment" for "sexual addiction" and similar "garbage science".
What happens is that the "treatment center" usually charges enormous amounts for an individual to re-hash his anxiety, thus a catharsis & insight, etc. He is then referred to a "12-step" program similar to the Alcoholic Anonymous model (a 1940's format of therapy to be used in the 21st century)...it would be laughable if it were not so abusive & unproductive. The USA has a long way to go in dealing with mental health issues.

You might be thinking of Dr. Stanton Peele, but he is not THAT simplistic in his viewpoint. He does think that much modern "treatment" for addiction is junk, doesn't work well, & is abusive.
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[*] posted on 12-4-2007 at 13:06


Oh it was Szasz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz

"Psychiatry is a pseudo-science that parodies medicine by using medical sounding words invented over the last 100 years. To be clear, heart break and heart attack belong to two completely different categories. Psychiatrists are but "soul doctors", the successors of priests, who deal with the spiritual "problems in living" that have troubled people forever. Psychiatry, through various Mental Health Acts has become the secular state religion according to Thomas Szasz. It is a social control system, which disguises itself under the claims of scientificity"

But hey with 'mental illnesses' being used as criminal defences these days, and to legitimize any behavior we could get in on this.

'I have chemophobica rejecticus and scientificus enjoyica...thats why I choose to practice chemistry as a hobby. You can't discriminate against those with a 'mental illness'. The only treatment is for you to fund my lab till I get tired of it.:D

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[*] posted on 12-4-2007 at 21:39


Hello, my name is Inidgofuzzy, and I have a problem.
I've been fighting a DHMO addiction for over 24 years, but I want to change.




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[*] posted on 12-4-2007 at 22:19


Add a crippling addiction to 'fire air' and understand my pain.


(for the non-alchemically inclined 'fire air' was Scheele's origional name for oxygen)




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[*] posted on 12-4-2007 at 22:53


Quote:
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I've been fighting a DHMO addiction for over 24 years, but I want to change.


Cold turkey. It's the only way.
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[*] posted on 12-4-2007 at 23:06


Well, there is a drug, formonitrile, which apparently can cure DHMO addiction almost instantly with a 100% success rate. It was found to be highly effective in treatment facilities for DHMO addicts in Germany in the 1940s.



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[*] posted on 13-4-2007 at 00:03


formonitrile .... good'n .. hehehe ...

I think DHMO would be a Ca listed precursor along with CCl4. Have to sign and give reasons for buying it .. no bulk sales without a DEA #
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[*] posted on 13-4-2007 at 05:47


Quote:
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Oh it was Szasz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz



Very cool. I'm mostly there myself except I believe that there are SOME neuro-psychiatric physicians who practice as psychiatrists who are not quacks.
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[*] posted on 18-4-2007 at 11:39


Perhaps it's just as well, after all some things are best not widely discussed , but I have not seen any reference to another disturbing use of DHMO. I understand (though I'm not willing to divulge the sources of this information) that all successful biological weapons programs have included DMHO in the culture medium for anthrax.
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[*] posted on 18-4-2007 at 21:46


http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-...


Hmmm looks like a foolish woman drank to much water and died. Comon politicans time to regulate/tax water...
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[*] posted on 24-6-2007 at 20:42
Curse you DHMO , legislative action at last !


Oh so you think this is a joke do you.

http://www.wfmynews2.com/business/consumer/article.aspx?stor...

That's it , I'm moving to Bora Bora.

When a legal product which is not even demonstrably harmful can be arbitrarily
banned by bureaucratic eco-terrorists it's time to move on.

Read all about it _
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&...

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[*] posted on 17-1-2010 at 22:11


The controversy rages
http://www.finishing.com/111/90.shtml

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