I thought it was "dihydrogen oxide"? Sounds pretty dangerous, either way.
Except when thirsty. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- ________________________________ From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:48 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Fake petition? I thought it was Penn and Teller (or at least I heard about it from them) and the chemical was "hydrogen hydroxide" (water). The petition wasn't posted, as I recall. It was circulated in person at health fairs and the like. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== ============ Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: A couple of years ago someone posted a fake petition that argued that we should stop using a harmful chemical. The "harmful" chemical was something innocuous (maybe water or salt) and the point is that you can make anything sound harmful and of course many chemical are safe and necessary. Does anyone remember this and have the survey/exercise? I've searched online and in my own archives unsuccessfully. Marie **************************************************** Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 Office hours: Mon/Thur 3-4, Tues 10:30-11:30 http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html<http://users.dickinson.edu/%7Ehelwegm/index.html> **************************************************** --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu>) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
