Re: looking for lost file

[GRAHNK <GRAHNK@aol.com>]

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 throwing up
> >>    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.
> >>  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?



Kelly Grahn
Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety
West Chicago Field Office
GrahnK@aol.com
or
Grahn@IDNS.State.IL.US