The joke of water character

Hydrogen hydroxide and hydrogen monoxide (DHMO, H2O) were once used as aliases for water in a prank, trying to show people that people believe in unilateral analysis and are intimidated by weird theorists who engage in pseudoscience and spread panic everywhere.

This prank emphasizes many negative effects of water, such as rust and drowning leading to death, blames these "hazards" on water, and calls on people to agree to ban the use of this compound.

This prank was put forward by Eric Lechner and Lars Norpchen in 1990 and modified by Craig Jackson in 1994. 1997 14-year-old student Nathan Zohner made a speech entitled "How stupid are we?" This paper has caused widespread concern about hydrogen hydroxide.

There are displays and spoofs of this thing on the Internet.

Actually, it's water ....

Really. Look at how it is described:

Hydrogen hydroxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless chemical. It kills thousands of people every year. According to incomplete statistics, the death rate caused by inhalation of hydrogen hydroxide is close to one in ten thousand, ranking among the top ten abnormal deaths of human beings.

Actually, drowning

Gaseous hydroxide may cause severe burns, while being in the presence of solid hydroxide for a long time without protective equipment will cause blackening and necrosis of biological tissues and physiological dysfunction;

Actually, burns and frostbite.

If there is too much hydrogen hydroxide in the body, it will also cause excessive secretion of sweat and urine, nausea, vomiting and swelling. In addition, hydroxide will disturb the inherent balance of electrolytes in body tissue fluid.

Of course, more water, more sweating and more urine. ....

Hydrogen hydroxide not only exists in many disease tissues, such as malignant tumors, but also has been proved by a large number of scientific facts that hydrogen hydroxide is a necessary condition for the formation of diseases. There is no way to help people who are addicted to hydrogen hydroxide get rid of it. Quitting means death.

Nonsense. Can you still live after resigning?

Also known as hydroxyl acid, it is the main component of acid rain, which can trigger a strong greenhouse effect, promote the development of mudslides and landslides, and have adverse effects on almost all human substances. It has a fatal impact on power equipment and mechanical braking devices.

Of course there is in the rain. Isn't the landslide because of water? Machines will corrode.

Hydroxide pollution spreads like a plague!

In today's world, a certain amount of hydrogen hydroxide can be found in almost all streams, rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and even Arctic glaciers. The annual loss caused by excessive hydrogen hydroxide exceeds10 billion USD.

This is a flood. ..

Although extremely dangerous, hydrogen hydroxide is the darling of modern industry, and governments all over the world use this substance in large quantities because it can contribute to economic development. Some industries that need to consume a lot of this substance are: nuclear power generation and thermal power generation, chemical industry, pesticide production, foam plastics, mineral processing, paper making, leather making, pesticide and fertilizer application (it is worth noting that this substance is difficult to completely remove).

This is bullshit. ....

In fact, the military department has always been interested in the military use of hydrogen hydroxide. Military departments have been doing experiments on the purification and application of hydrogen hydroxide. In order to control and use it in the war, they have designed weapons and equipment that cost hundreds of millions of yuan. Almost all big countries and some countries that want to make great progress in military affairs have invested a lot of manpower and material resources in this regard. The military departments of almost every country have complex systems to obtain pure hydrogen hydroxide, and the reserves of this substance in the US military have exceeded 1 10,000 tons.

Clean water ... flooded the seventh army. ...

Sweating and spoofing are also full of loopholes. ...

On March 12, when officials were about to submit the draft law to the city Council, the chief executive of the city, Mr XX, finally terminated the legislative motion because he found that banning the use of hydrogen hydroxide would bring great influence and inconvenience to the economic activities and daily life of the citizens of this city.

Initial network release

Craig Jackson first posted a version of this prank online:

The hazards of hydrogen hydroxide include:

Also known as "hydroxy acid", it is the main component of acid rain;

It can promote soil erosion;

It can promote the greenhouse effect;

It is the cause of corrosion;

Excessive intake may cause various discomforts; [ 1]

Long-term contact between skin and its solid form will cause serious tissue damage;

In the event of an accident, inhalation may also be fatal;

In the gas state, it can cause serious burns;

This substance has been found in the tumors of incurable cancer patients;

People who are addicted to this substance will die if they leave 168 hours;

However, the government and many enterprises still use hydrogen hydroxide in large quantities, regardless of its extremely dangerous characteristics.

speak

The chemical molecular formula of water molecules is H2O, which means that each molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

In Latin, the prefix "di" means two, and the prefix "mono" means one. "Oxide" refers to the compound of oxygen. Literally, hydrogen monoxide means "two hydrogens and one oxygen", which is consistent with the chemical formula. "One oxidation", although only a standard chemical term, is easily associated with highly toxic carbon monoxide.

Due to the changing characteristics of hydrogen atoms, water can also be understood as hydroxide (OH? ) and hydrogen hydrate (H3O+). This makes water both an acid and an alkali, and it is a good solvent.

The common scientific name of water is hydrogen hydroxide, the basic name is hydrogen hydroxide, and some acidic names are hydroxy acid, hydroxy acid and hydroxy acid. In addition, the original published "hydroxy acid" is actually slightly inappropriate because it does not conform to the naming rules of acids.

In the naming rules proposed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the only chemical name of water is "water". "Hydrogen monoxide", "hydrogen oxide" and "hydrogen hydroxide" are all incorrect and cannot be used in formal scientific occasions. The only difference is to distinguish special kinds of water, such as distilled water, deionized water or heavy water.