-) - deadly dihydrogen monoxide - :-)

[Gary Stoneburner <gary.stoneburner@nist.gov>]

I will not send funnies often, yet this one was pretty good and real
too.

re:
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/H2O_HOAX?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Title: Calif. Officials Nearly Fall for ... Hoax

"... describe dihydrogen monoxide as "an odorless, tasteless
chemical" that can be deadly if accidentally 
inhaled."

Yup - breath this stuff and you will surely die.  dihydrogen
monoxide = H2O (aka water :-).

Cheers,
Gary

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