DHMO DANGER! (Otago Peninsula, Otago) Mystery Cache
Hidden : 9/6/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is an easy puzzle, but it has a very serious purpose - to make you aware of the dangerous chemical dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO).

Recent scientific evidence has shown the chemical dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) to be extremely dangerous to life. However, since DHMO is colourless, tasteless and odourless, many of us could be being exposed to this insidious substance without realising it.

Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is known to be a major component of acid rain and polluted rivers, and contributes to millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment every year. It can be deadly; over a hundred people die every year in New Zealand after accidentally inhaling dihydrogen monoxide. Historically, DHMO has been used in Nazi death camps as well as prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq, and Iran.

Despite overwhelming evidence of DHMO's detrimental effects, people continue to be exposed to it, even in so-called "organic" and "natural" foods. It is particularly shocking to find how many products and industrial processes there are where DHMO is used, but where the companies involved conceal the dangers of this chemical to the lives of our family members and friends. Among these startling uses are the production of beer by all the major beer distributors; in cough medicines and other liquid pharmaceuticals; in shampoos, shaving creams, deodorants and numerous other bathroom products; and as an additive to food products, even including jarred baby food.

Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:

• DHMO contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape;
• DHMO accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals;
• DHMO accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals;
• DHMO contamination is a major reason for archiving of geocaches;
• DHMO may cause severe burns;
• DHMO contamination has been found in all floodwaters where death has occurred;
• DHMO has been found in excised tumors of all terminal cancer patients.

Despite the dangers, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

• as an industrial solvent and coolant;
• as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products;
• one of the major geocaching listing website companies, Groundspeak, condones placement of geocaches near, or even in, DHMO contaminated areas;
• as a fire retardant;
• in nuclear power plants;
• in nuclear power plants;
• as an industrial solvent and coolant;
• in many forms of cruel animal research.

As you may have heard in the news, there have been attempts to ban or restrict dihydrogen monoxide availability in many countries - including Finland, the UK, USA, Canada and here in New Zealand - but currently no country has passed legislation to protect their citizens from this highly reactive and dangerous chemical.

Therefore, I urge you to educate yourself on the dangers of DHMO by carefully reading the
DHMO Awareness website, the Facts about DHMO website and the accurate and reliable Coalition to Ban DHMO website.

Quiz - check your knowledge about dihydrogen monoxide pollution here: Check your solution

I'm sure you don't need to be reminded to carry protective clothing at all times whilst geocaching and to wear it whenever there is any risk of contact with DHMO!

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