Reality Check by Dave Whamond for May 18, 2014
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Transcript:
Reality Check Coming up, there is something in your house right now that could kill you... We'll tell you what that is later in the NewsHour. But first, if you stories you will have absolutely no interest in... But next, over to Frank for some speculation News
davesoup1972 about 10 years ago
It’s Dihydrogen Monoxide. Breathing in just a little can be fatal and it is found in most peoples homes!
From the CDC website: Every day, about ten people die from unintentionally breathing Dihydrogen Monoxide. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Death by breathing Dihydrogen Monoxide ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury or death in the United States.
See this website for more information… http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
Perkycat about 10 years ago
Good one! That’s probably the most likely. I will usually here this in the morning in a commercial for the news. “There’s something in your refrigerator right now that could kill you – we’ll tell you in news at 11 tonight.”
Sweetaddietude Premium Member about 10 years ago
“Something in your house right now that could kill you” – yeah, the stress of watching the news !!
Pharmakeus Ubik about 10 years ago
Since the is Sunday, it would be Press the Meat, with Dancin’ Dave Gregory.
hippogriff about 10 years ago
Since the valence makes it stable, hydrogen oxide is sufficient – unlike H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) which definitely is unstable and will eventually decompose into H2O and O2.
rgcviper about 10 years ago
Yup—this one’s just so true.