"Chris" wrote in message
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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

In the case of "inflammable" the -in is not a prefix. The original usage was
inflame, therefore, if something easily burned it was "inflammable" or
easily inflamed. Inflammation of the hemorrhoids, for example, does not mean
my piles are "not" flaming.

Just so you know.

BTW, where can I get a "Frigerator"?

bsig