posted April 04, 2013 11:29 PM            

I figure it needs to be said because despite years of this being used in jokes, spoofs, pranks, etc, people keep falling for it, and it just caused mass panic and threats of federal prosecution this last April Fool's:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/04/florida-djs-april-fools-wat er-joke/63798/

Oh, and QFT in case this article evaporates:

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Originally posted by Pilar Quezzaire on The Atlantic WireMy God, Florida needs to be FIRED. How stupid were these viewers?!?! The DJs pulled a really basic prank that any reasonable person might have at least Googled before panicking, even if they didn't know what "dihydrogen monoxide" was. In college, we used to joke that in the right demographic, the prank would cause widespread panic...but we also thought that there weren't that many stupid people in one zip code.

This is a sad, sad day for Florida. Give the DJs their jobs back, and give their listeners a BOOK.

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History of this prank summed up:
http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp

And featured on Penn & Teller:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw

I'm amazed that so many people (even if it is Florida ) are still falling for this in 2013!

posted April 12, 2013 12:34 AM            

(and if you haven't it is on youtube in full)

but it caused mayhem - gridlock panicked drivers trying to escape the city before THEY landed..