Comments on: Please sign my petition http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/01/22/please-sign-my-petition/ Environmental reporter Christopher Dunagan discusses the challenges of protecting Puget Sound and all things water-related. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharon O'Hara http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/01/22/please-sign-my-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-710 Sharon O'Hara Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:18:41 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/01/22/please-sign-my-petition/#comment-710 Interesting. The signers weren't 'hippies' (the old hippies I knew would never sign anything they didn't understand) - these signers were innocent, trusting people who wanted to do the right thing...the spiel and performance was convincing. Thanks for the lesson, Christopher - I probably would have signed it, presented the same way...and I was never a 'hippy'.... Sharon O'Hara Interesting. The signers weren’t ‘hippies’ (the old hippies I knew would never sign anything they didn’t understand) – these signers were innocent, trusting people who wanted to do the right thing…the spiel and performance was convincing.

Thanks for the lesson, Christopher – I probably would have signed it, presented the same way…and I was never a ‘hippy’….

Sharon O’Hara

]]> By: Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/01/22/please-sign-my-petition/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:03:11 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2008/01/22/please-sign-my-petition/#comment-709 You are correct, there are more common words that we presently use to describe H2O, including hydrogen hydroxide while Dihydrogen oxide (or dihydrogen monoxide) is a somewhat archaic chemical term for water. I went to Google answers and grabbed this: Calling water by this name makes it sound exotic, and there have been many pranks associated with this. I've gathered some information for you on the subject. "Naming Compounds The formula for water can be H2O or HOH. What are two possible chemical names? Answer: Although water is the common and preferred name, other possibilities are: hydrogen monoxide, dihydrogen monoxide, dihydrogen oxide, hydrogen oxide, hydrogen hydroxide." Armchair Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules, Formulas & Equations <a href="http://chemsrvr2.fullerton.edu/HES/atoms_molecules/atoms_mol_tchr.htm" rel="nofollow">http://chemsrvr2.fullerton.edu/HES/atoms_molecules/atoms_mol_tchr.htm</a> Kathleen You are correct, there are more common words that we presently use to describe H2O, including hydrogen hydroxide while Dihydrogen oxide (or dihydrogen monoxide) is a somewhat archaic chemical term for water.

I went to Google answers and grabbed this:
Calling water by this name makes it sound exotic, and there have been
many pranks associated with this. I’ve gathered some information for
you on the subject.

“Naming Compounds
The formula for water can be H2O or HOH. What are two possible chemical names?

Answer: Although water is the common and preferred name, other
possibilities are: hydrogen monoxide, dihydrogen monoxide, dihydrogen
oxide, hydrogen oxide, hydrogen hydroxide.”

Armchair Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules, Formulas & Equations
http://chemsrvr2.fullerton.edu/HES/atoms_molecules/atoms_mol_tchr.htm

Kathleen

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