Banning di-hydrogen monoxide?

A while back, comedian magicians Penn and Teller asked several folks at an environmental rally to sign a petition to ban di-hydrogen monoxide.

That’s H20.  Or in layman’s terms, water.

The woman asking people to sign the petition banning water appears to be honest and forthright: di-hydrogen monoxide “is everywhere, and we just need to ban it,” she says.  A “chemical” found in pesticides, she adds.  In our food, in our reservoirs. They are all seemingly true statements, but far from the truth.

Sadly, the people signing the petitions don’t even bother asking what di-hydrogen monoxide is.  They just sign away after hearing someone tell them the “facts.” 

The exercise demonstrates how group-think can become dangerous without knowing the truth.  A similar effort is ongoing in the world of “bottled di-hydrogen monoxide,” where bottled water is being subjected to bans, taxes or other regulations without knowing the background about this responsible beverage choice.

While this story is not about bottled water, it illustrates that the truth about bottled water is vastly different from critics’ claims.  And it is the critical voice that, as shown here, captures the uninformed in their web. 

As the video shows, being a “joiner” can have detrimental, highly adversary effects to what’s on paper.  Get the facts and know what you’re signing before joining onto anything.