50 people were asked to sign the petition to outlaw the chemical substance ‘dihydromonoxide’ with the arguments that the substance:
- can cause excessive sweating and vomiting,
- is a dominant component of ‘acid rain’, that kills our forests,
- as a gas in contact with the skin, it causes extreme painful blisters and burning wounds,
- it can kill in a matter of minutes if inhaled,
- it causes erosion of metal,
- it diminishes the braking efficiency of cars,
- it is found in tumors of terminal cancer patients.
43 people immediately signed the petition. 6 hesitated and wanted to think about it. Only 1 person knew that the more common name for this chemical substance is ‘water’. Just to tell you how easy it is for our enemies (the anti-alcohol lobby, the neo-prohibitionists) to manipulate the people and the politicians to invent all kinds of rules and laws to make it harder for us to enjoy a great glass of beer. People will sign every thing!

This study is cited in “Alcohol, Nuchter Bekeken” (Alcohol, a Sober Approach) by Prof. J. Snel, University of Amsterdam, Psychology.
Newletter August / September 2003