"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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"Steve B" wrote:



I sure thats 1 gallon of gasolene vapor not 1 ounce

reply: He's obviously not stating correct information. To say that a
car
cannot ignite from the force of a collision is plain ignorant. I saved a
guy's life one time on the freeway. His car stalled, and he was
rear-ended
and boom, a fireball. We pulled him out through the driver's window.

No, to say that a car CAN ignite from the force of a collision is
ignorant. The force of a collision can put a hole in the gas tank and
the force (or more precisely the aftermath while the force of the
collision is dissipated) can cause a spark that ignites the vapors
escaping from said tank. But a car can not ignite merely from the force
of the collision. Otherwise you could BBQ about every day on the
highways of America in multiple places.

--
I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator
and name it after the IRS.
Robert Bakker, paleontologist

Yes, you are correct. But the poster seemed to say that gasoline does not
ignite during a crash for any reason.

Steve

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