Ice Dragon v2 Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 Hehehe....... Let's see if you guys can get this little question. I can tell you that all my friends (including my freshman friends) got this correctly. So................ Without further interruption........ What is dihydrogen monoxide??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ice Dragon v2 [/i] [B]Hehehe....... Let's see if you guys can get this little question. I can tell you that all my friends (including my freshman friends) got this correctly. So................ Without further interruption........ What is dihydrogen monoxide??? [/B][/QUOTE] Whoever doesn't know this should be shot... It's H2O, the one, the only, our life source.... water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Transtic Nerve [/i] [B] Whoever doesn't know this should be shot... It's H2O, the one, the only, our life source.... water. [/B][/QUOTE][FONT=century gothic]Darn you, TN, ya got to it before me.... [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Macaiodh Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 LOL, this reminds me of a funny story i heard. a high school student was doing a report for school called 'how stupid people are" or something like that. he went around to malls & explained that he had a petition to get the govt. to ban the sustance dihydrogen monoxide. his reasons were, it was deadly when inhaled, caused burns in it's gaseous state, caused cars to carrene out of control in it's solid form, & some other stuff that's true about water. well, 96% said yes it should be banned, 2% said no it shouldn't, & 2% were undecided! that's sadly a true story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Dark Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 I knew it was something like that. We learnt H2O as water, plain and simple. Damn teachers, never bothered to explain it. Could have lost a mark, and a grade, due to their lousy teaching. Now I know, and I have the good people of this thread to thank for it. By the way, I'm not an idiot, I'm just too young to know...(Or maybe not????) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lady Macaiodh [/i] [B]LOL, this reminds me of a funny story i heard. a high school student was doing a report for school called 'how stupid people are" or something like that. he went around to malls & explained that he had a petition to get the govt. to ban the sustance dihydrogen monoxide. his reasons were, it was deadly when inhaled, caused burns in it's gaseous state, caused cars to carrene out of control in it's solid form, & some other stuff that's true about water. well, 96% said yes it should be banned, 2% said no it shouldn't, & 2% were undecided! that's sadly a true story. [/B][/QUOTE][FONT=century gothic]Oh, that's rich.... Mesa wants to do that for my school newspaper now![/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 Shoot me! I was never taught that. If fact I have never heard that word in my life before. And that servey could also just mean that calling water dihydrogen monoxide isn't as common as you all think it is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Macaiodh Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 the point is that "di" means two, "mono" means one, hydrogen's symbol is H & oxygen's is O. so people should be able to figure it out w/ common sense, even though it's not usually called dihydrogen monoxide. if most people can't figure it out, then our educational system has a serious problem. but don't feel bad if you couldn't figure it out, it's probably not your fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 Hell I could care less if I got it right but H and O could stand for just about anything these days. But I see where your comming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon v2 Posted January 15, 2002 Author Share Posted January 15, 2002 Bah, TN always gets it right. I was hoping for the others to get this. Now a harder one. This is one molecule of each. C-H-N Correct me if I'm wrong TN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted January 15, 2002 Share Posted January 15, 2002 You sound like my science teacher. .....I haven't got the faintest idea in what any of them are. .....Anyway Ice, how do you know all of these? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibo Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Shoot me now also. I have never heard of that word before. I know what h20 is, but not that weird funky word. Guess thats what I get for growing up in the ghetto. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon v2 Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Squashed Snail [/i] [B]You sound like my science teacher. .....I haven't got the faintest idea in what any of them are. .....Anyway Ice, how do you know all of these? :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE] Snail, welcome to chemistry class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 I know it's a compound...I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ice Dragon v2 [/i] [B] Snail, welcome to chemistry class. [/B][/QUOTE] Chemistry?! Nooo...... not [i]that[/i]?! Well now I know what to look forward too when I go to chemistry..... :( :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delian Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Dihydrogen Monoxide was the one of a few things I knew when I did chemistry in High School. I also memorised the elements table just to impress the teacher...Didn't last long. I broke one of his expensive mercury thermometers. O.K that was way off the topic. Yeah I had to do a huge assignment on water once. I actually got bonus marks for adding in the scientific name...hehehe,:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamc2 Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Chemistry? BAH! Physics is fine for me at the moment :D but i've forgotten what i did. .thats what happens when you do it for only 1st semester, last year lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delian Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 I only chose to do chemistry, cause the word chemistry sounded good. Big mistake....I was never much of a science chick...although mixing exploding compounds together was pretty fun...hehehe:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ice Dragon v2 [/i] [B]Bah, TN always gets it right. I was hoping for the others to get this. Now a harder one. This is one molecule of each. C-H-N Correct me if I'm wrong TN. [/B][/QUOTE] I don't get it... C - Carbon H - Hydrogen N - Nitrogen... maybe I missed the question or joke or whatever the thing was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibo Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 I never took chemisty either. Took earth science instead (very easy A) and then went into physics my Junior year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven's Cloud Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Transtic Nerve [/i] [B] I don't get it... C - Carbon H - Hydrogen N - Nitrogen... maybe I missed the question or joke or whatever the thing was... [/B][/QUOTE] [color=indigo] I was looking at this earlier too and I figured I must be retarded because that was all I got too, but since you seem to share my confusion...Ice, give us a clue man!!![/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ice Dragon v2 [/i] [B]Bah, TN always gets it right. I was hoping for the others to get this. Now a harder one. This is one molecule of each. C-H-N Correct me if I'm wrong TN. [/B][/QUOTE] C-H-N? I dont get it either. If thats the structure of your little molecule then it cant exist. Why? cos- C can form either 2 or 4 bonds with other atoms, you have 1. H can only form one bond with other atoms (with the exception of hydrogen bonds, which this one can't have) and you have 2. N can form 3 bonds with other atoms and you have 1. All in all, your missing 3 bonds and one shouldn't be there. Unless theres some other meaning to the question that i cant see. P.S. LM, I heard that story too.... here's the full story, brought to u by Deus's cut and paste techniques 'A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to the alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide." And for plenty of good reasons, since it can: 1. cause excessive sweating and vomiting 2. it is a major component in acid rain 3. it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state 4. accidental inhalation can kill you 5. it contributes to erosion 6. it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes 7. it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical dihydrogen monoxide. Forty-three said yes, six were undecided, and only one knew that the chemical was...water. The title of his prize winning project was, "How Gullible Are We?" The conclusion is obvious.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon v2 Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 Ok, ok, ok, ok. Hehehe, I finally got all of you stumped. One molecule of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen makes up cyanide. Hopefully you should know what that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ice Dragon v2 [/i] [B]Ok, ok, ok, ok. Hehehe, I finally got all of you stumped. One molecule of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen makes up cyanide. Hopefully you should know what that is. [/B][/QUOTE] Ah yes I see, H-C=N (only three lines between C and N instead of 2), not C-H-N as i thought u meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon v2 Posted January 16, 2002 Author Share Posted January 16, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus_Ex_Machina [/i] [B] Ah yes I see, H-C=N (only three lines between C and N instead of 2), not C-H-N as i thought u meant. [/B][/QUOTE] Bingo, there's your equation. Hehehe, I'm sorry to do this again but what do you think is dinitrogen monoxide??? (Hint: the dentist always use this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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