• glimse@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Probably not because it’s extremely useless for 99% of people lol

    Does the average person know that a stalagmite is mostly calcium carbonate?

  • Tiral@lemmy.world
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    No. Most people think you can throw a lit cigarette or lighter on it and it will go up instantly too because of movies. I think Die Hard 2 was the worst lol, he like threw a zippo in the puddle of her fuel and then it followed the plane in mid air to blow it up.

    I don’t think people know how octane level works either. I think they assume higher octane is easier to combust when it’s the exact opposite.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    No. I wager the average person thinks its some kind of super dangerous super powered liquid explosion magic, because the average person is kind of an idiot.

    I, however, did know its fancy kerosene

    • SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.worldOP
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      The average person probably has no idea what cracking is to begin with

      How many non-industry people do you know that know what a long chain hydrocarbon is?