Doug Miller wrote:

Warnings on a can of Weldwood brand NONflammable contact cement:

"Contains toluene ... Use in a well ventilated area. Keep away from heat,
sparks, or flame. Vapors may cause flash fire. ... Vapors can ignite
explosively."

So... exactly how is that different from ordinary contact cement?

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G. Lewin wrote:
You sure it doesn't say INflammable? There's a lesson you don't want to
learn the hard way.

G

Sorry to gripe here, but the misuse of the word "inflammable" is silly and
can be dangerous. The prefix in- is a negation when applied to a root
word, examples:

inhospitable = not hospitable
insecure = not secure
inadmissable = not admissable
....
inflammable = not flammable

If something will combust it IS flammable (remember your chemistry
classes). Asbestos is (basically) inflammable. A linseed oil soaked rag
is quite possibly flammable.

On to the original post; perhaps the nonflammable portion of the name
refers to the _cured_ cement product; it clearly states that the vapors
are flammable.

Chris