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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Getting Active Again

Time to get active again, so I started with an hour long bike ride, added about 1/2 hour of KB swings, pushups, crunches and heavy bag intervals, then threw in a mile long walk with the dogs. Later I did about 20 mins of intervals of jump rope and heavy bag as well as various random activities throughout the day.

Should This Substance Be Banned?
DHMO
The chemical compound dihydrogen monoxide (or DHMO) has been implicated in the deaths of thousands of Americans every year, mainly through accidental ingestion. In gaseous form, it can cause severe burns. And, according to a new report, "the dangers of this chemical do not end there."
The chemical is so caustic that it "accelerates the corrosion and rusting of many metals, is a major component of acid rain, (and)....has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients." Symptoms of ingestion include "excessive sweating and urination" and "for those who have developed a dependency on DHMO, complete withdrawal means certain death."
Yet the presence of the chemical has been confirmed in every river, stream, lake and reservoir in America.
Judging from these facts, do you think dihydrogen monoxide should be banned?

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