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Unnamed Administration sources reported that Lincoln Dale said: > > - Gas is typically harder to store lots of than Diesel. LOTS harder. > one of the 'nice' properties of Diesel is that it doesn't catch fire > easily. (except under extreme > temperature or extreme pressure, or both). > you most definitely cannot say the same thing about Gas. Yes, Diesel is more benign that gasoline/petrol or LPG/natural gas. (It's not clear which you mean given international variations in English..) Its flashpoint is ~110F. Gasoline's about -34F. But note Diesel is the close brother to another substance... Jet fuel is literally #1 Diesel /aka kerosene. So once it's lit, the flashpoint is equally moot. -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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