Local officials nearly fall for H2O hoax

At SWOSU we use the website DHMO.org in library instruction, to show our patrons the importance of evaluating internet resources. I guess these folks in California should come to one of our instruction session. ;-)
MSNBC - Local officials nearly fall for H2O hoax: "City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide -- H2O for short -- is the scientific term for water."