Mythology, Folklore, and Urban Legends

Urban Legends: Subversion vs. Radical Conservatism

I attended a panel once about urban legends, where the famous story of Dihydrogen Monoxide was brought up. You probably know the story: a kid gets a bunch of people to sign a petition calling for a ban on “dihydrogen monoxide”, listing all kinds of horrific side effects and dangers of the chemical. Later on [...]

Urban Legends: A Quick Thought

While at Dragon*Con a couple of weeks ago, I attended a panel on urban legends. It was pretty interesting, though in some cases I think I knew a bit more than the panelists about specific urban legends and their provenance.

One of the urban legends discussed was the “dihydrogen monoxide” story. Yes, it is based [...]