Thursday, March 06, 2008

Dangerous Chemical

This has been around for a while, but it's still funny.

The best part was all the negative side effects and where it is found. However they did miss one of the biggies, water is often refered to in biology as "the universal solvent." Makes it sound pretty dangerous.

In fact here are some excerpts from the Material Safety Data Sheet:

===================== Hazards Identification =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:NONE
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:WATER IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA
AS A CARCINOGEN, MUTAGEN, TERATOGEN OR NEUROTOXIN.
Effects of Overexposure:WATER MAY CAUSE DEATH BY DROWNING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN

================== Accidental Release Measures ==================

Spill Release Procedures:IF UNUSED WATER IS SPILLED, MOP UP OR FLUSH TO
SEWER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

I like the death by drowning and the lack of neutralizing agents.

What makes it even funnier is that my nine year old and my eleven year old were joking around about this dangerous chemical not too long ago.

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