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June 25, 2012 | #16 | |
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June 26, 2012 | #17 |
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Worth,
What is the old saying? "If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, then baffle them with your BS". Ted Last edited by tedln; June 26, 2012 at 08:51 AM. |
June 27, 2012 | #18 | |
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June 27, 2012 | #19 | |
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I'm not kidding! Someone posted a dire warning, proven by science; of the extreme danger of dihydrogen monoixide on a few environmentalist websites. A movement to ban it was quickly spawned with many calling for congressional action. Someone then informed them they were trying to ban water. Ted Last edited by tedln; June 27, 2012 at 10:07 PM. |
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June 27, 2012 | #20 |
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I had read that about that hoax as well. Classic hysteria by spinning some science terms. A very funny object lesson. The wiki on it is worth a read. On of the descriptors of DHMO - fatal if inhaled (we are talking about water) and related to the growing of food - in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax "brought to widespread public attention in 1997 when Nathan Zohner, a 14-year-old student, gathered petitions to ban "DHMO" as the basis of his science project, titled "How Gullible Are We?" |
June 27, 2012 | #21 |
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My two rules of thumb...if it is advertised, it probably isn't as good as they say - and if it sounds too good to be true, it likely is. Then again, I am very cynical!
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June 27, 2012 | #22 |
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