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[–] [email protected] 38 points 5 hours ago (5 children)

So, once again, DHMO is the chemical we need to fear.

[–] bradinutah 21 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The stuff also known as hydric acid. People just don't talk enough about how corrosive it is. Plus, it gets in the air and gets in your lungs!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There was an incident involving it on April 14th 1912 that took over 1500 lives.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I heard that anyone who's ever come into contact with it has later died

[–] [email protected] 2 points 56 minutes ago

terrorists will drink vast amounts of it every day before an attack

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago

Its a common component of all cancer cells, and trace amounts have been found in the blood of dead lab rats.

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