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[Partially incorrect, see comments.] Pens in Space (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 266 points 2 months ago (12 children)

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago (11 children)

That is something I found weird, too. Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Technically, I think they're different. Flammable means that it can be lit on fire, like wood or something. Whereas inflammable means it can catch fire on its own, like gas, for example.

Edit: after some googling, it appears that my source was shit and should be disregarded. They do indeed appear to be synonyms. And also, I was thinking of gasoline. I think I was thinking of the "gas pedal" and that threw me off.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Credit to you for the self-correction though

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