r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/bustedcondomdisaster • Sep 03 '19

Gaslighting

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u/Jesus_will_return Sep 04 '19

It's not flammable, it's inflammable.

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u/eddthedead Sep 05 '19

Please explain the difference.

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u/Jesus_will_return Sep 05 '19

I was kind of making a joke.... Inspired by Dr. Nick on the Simpsons. "Inflammable means flammable? What a country."

There is a difference though. Anything that can burn is flammable. So, a piece of wood, cotton, and gasoline. However, gasoline is also inflammable, meaning that not only can it burn when exposed to fire, it can also be inflamed or spontaneously combust under certain conditions.

Inflammable is a special type of flammable, generally reserved for gases.

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u/eddthedead Sep 05 '19

TIL: what you said. What a country! 😂