chemistry, psa, annoyance
This is today's friendly reminder to the entire world that IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT GOOGLE RESULTS TELL YOU, "DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE" IS NOT VALID NOMENCLATURE FOR WATER/H₂O, FOR THE SAME GODDAMN REASON WE DON'T CALL SULFURIC ACID "DIHYDROGEN MONOSULFUROUS TETROXIDE" OR SOME SHIT.
GOOGLE IS NOT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA, IT IS A STRAW POLL OF UNEDUCATED PEOPLE. If half the fucking population of Earth is convinced water is "dihydrogen monoxide" because of a piece of satire, it will tell you "water is called dihydrogen monoxide" and it will do it with a confident friendly smile.
re: chemistry, psa, annoyance
(OK, a few sources are pointing out that TECHNICALLY MAYBE you could call it dihydrogen monoxide-- but chemists just *don't* because it doesn't represent the actual chemistry very well at all. The best I'm seeing for an official IUPAC name is "oxidane," which is fascinating...)
re: chemistry, psa, annoyance
@zebratron2084 @Phorm
Once again I curse whoever decided that the plural of virus should be "virii".
NO
IT SHOULD NOT
It's "viruses"