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From: ccs020@ucdavis.UUCP (Kevin Chu)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: California joke
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Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 13:54:31 EST
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> [...]
> 	In a related story, the Environmental Protection Agency has initiated
> a billion-dollar research project studying the toxic effects of hydrogen oxide
> (H2O), a chemical which is believed to be contaminating some of our lakes,
> rivers, and streams.  Preliminary results indicate that it is most toxic when
> ingested into the lungs.
> 	This just in:  The FDA has announced that, when the EPA study is done
> a few weeks from now, it will research the possibility that hydrogen oxide is
> behind the carcinogenic effects of saliva.
> 
> 			Russell J. Price

I believe the carcinogen you're talking about (H2O) is hydrogen hydroxide.
It has been known to cause death to laboratory rats when they are submerged
in the liquid for extended periods of time.
-- 
 Kevin Chu
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