Recent Ramblings

Friday, February 12, 2010

Hydroxylic Acid



Everyone knows that the human body is 2/3 water. I've always accepted this fact without question. It's only now, that I am taking cell biology, specifically cellular respiration, that I realize why we need so much water... H2O is needed in so many functions! Hmm, I wonder if the next section (photosynthesis) talks about why plants have so much water in them-- they're mostly water, aren't they? For that matter, all the uses for water in the chem and bio classes make me realize why the earth needs as much water as it does.

Wikipedia has a huge article on water, pretty interesting, covers some basics.

And speaking of ubiquitous chemical substances, check out this dangerous substance DHMO, that you should all be aware of:


And here are some incredible responses from the best minds in the country, be sure to read this after the first one:
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/dhmofoot.htm

1 comment:

Jo said...

Some people I knew got a bunch of silly university hippies to sign a petition to ban DHMO. Very funny.