"Algeria Horan" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:53:30 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Seriously, if you just had an argument with your wife would you fall
asleep from boredom? Yes, there are times you could, but that is not
one of them.
BTW, one of the NHTSA statistical papers on distractions listed "fatigue"
as
a major factor in accidents, far more so than just talking to someone.
So we have to put things into perspective, bearing in mind that the
"industry" likes to blow things out of proportion, to intensify their
effects for news-worthy reasons.
For example, look at this use of "high octane" where the sole purpose is
to
artificially *intensify* the scare-value of the word "gasoline"...
EXAMPLE 1:
http://www.wartimepress.com/archive-...&q=125&FID=748
"six million gallons of high octane gasoline provided fuel for the raging
inferno."
Huh? When I parse that sentence, I immediately realize that six million
gallons of _not_ high octane gasoline would have provided just as much
fuel
(in fact, exactly the same amount of BTUs) for the raging inferno!
EXAMPLE 2:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covina_massacre
http://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pardo-bruce.htm
"police had recovered ... a container for high-octane fuel tank gasoline."
Huh? What's that? Do such containers even exist?
Corse they do when someone fills a container with high octane gasoline.
Specifically, how would a "high-octane" fuel tank differ from a
not high-octane fuel tank? The fire either fuel could cause would be
absolutely indistinguishable in all ways.
Sure, but the high octane bit is just more detail,
not meant to imply that that makes it worse.
EXAMPLE 3:
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/16/ny...-as-arson.html
The District Attorney likened the volatility of the accelerant to that of
''a high-octane'' gasoline.
I guess that argument works on OJ Juries, but, the volatility of a
high-octane gasoline is EXACTLY the same as that of a not
high-octane gasoline.
Its not exactly the same, but clearly it makes no useful difference
if you are using to set fire to a house.
House just one house away from mine was burnt out that way
just a few months ago now, by a loony. Fortunately the owners
were away at the time.