When I first read this article about DHMO, I wondered why on earth was such a thing used so much. I wanted to know how this one chemical could cause Leukemia, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. It irked me that people would sell products to us with something so harmful inside. But, not once did it ever occur to me to find out what DHMO actually stood for. Not once did it ever occur to me to break it down and see what DHMO actually was.
When I found out that DHMO was really H2O, or water, I was shocked. It made me realize how easily I believed the false information, just because it was on a legit looking website. It made me think about all the other websites I've been on. How much false information was on those websites that I used for research? How can I tell if a website is filled with true facts? And then it hit me. I could have avoided being deceived if I had just found what DHMO was. If I had used more than one website, I would have been able to see that the information was false.
Even though the information on the website true, I can say that I could have written an entire paper without ever knowing what DHMO was. If I don't know what the chemical is, how am I supposed to understand the problems it causes properly. My research would be incomplete. This whole thing has taught me to be more thorough in my work. It taught me in order to know your topic well, you have to look into more than one source. It taught me to look for answers instead on just out down the first piece of information I see.
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