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Question by rickshane
Submitted on 7/25/2003
Related FAQ: Gasoline FAQ - Part 4 of 4
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Is gasoline considered an explosive or a flammable liquid? What's the difference?

Answer by Yoda
Submitted on 12/6/2003
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Explosive is making an explosion and flammable means it can be set on fire.

Answer by IDbuffalo
Submitted on 1/14/2004
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Gasoline is a flammable liquid as defined by the Department of Transportation in 49 CFR. A flammable liquid is a liquid having a flash point below 141 degrees Fahrenheit. The flash point is the minimum temperature of a liquid where it will give off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable mixture in air. The flash point of gasoline (depending on grade) is about -44 degrees F. An explosive functions either by detonation (rate of decomposition faster than the speed of sound) or deflagration (very rapid burning).

Answer by Chris
Submitted on 2/1/2004
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Anyone know the rate of detonation of gasoline/air vapor?

Answer by Dave Thompson
Submitted on 5/1/2004
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Gasoline detonates in air at about 7000 Ft/sec.

Answer by bob
Submitted on 1/3/2005
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gas stinks

Answer by hyoctane95
Submitted on 3/23/2005
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A flammable liquid is a liquid whose vapors will ignite at a temperature below 100* F. A combustible liquid is a liquid whose vapors will ignite at a temperature above 100* F. An explosion is just the rate of oxidation being rapid versus seconds which is all fire is.

Answer by ICWeiner
Submitted on 11/17/2005
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I think that all is all and tall is tall and small is small because to fall is to fall. That should answer why the leaf is green and explosion to the is because of ICWeiner is the bomb and you all rule my gasoline lines.

Answer by Bob the bulider
Submitted on 11/22/2005
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gasoline is a very fun thing to play with, the liquide its self is not flamible but the vapor of it is that is why it is funny to watch it burn in gas

Answer by wheezay
Submitted on 2/23/2006
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Gasoline is a flammable liquid because as IDbuffalo mentioned a flammable liquid is a liquid with a flash point of 141 degrees Fahrenheit. Gasoline's flash point, also said by the lovely IDbuffalo, is -44.

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