Submitted by Live_Strongerrr t3_10o8vih in explainlikeimfive
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j6d4zu8 wrote
Hydrogen gas fuelled cars are fairly efficient, petrol driven cars have been around for over a century and have basically peaked in their development.
Jeramus t1_j6d7bj4 wrote
Do you meaning hydrogen combustion or fuel cells? Those are completely different processes.
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j6d7ins wrote
Was trying to highlight the stupidity of using gas as an abbreviation for gasoline.
Jeramus t1_j6d7m90 wrote
Ok, it's commonly used in the US. Different countries use different words for different things.
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j6d7tfs wrote
Calling a liquid fuel gas is just silly.
Jeramus t1_j6d88m9 wrote
Silly? Languages don't really have strict rules on naming things. Why use petrol for gasoline? There are a lot of petroleum products, but we only burn a couple specific formulations in cars.
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j6d8lz0 wrote
Whoosh!
Jeramus t1_j6d8wrw wrote
I understand your point that the name is not logical. I understand the states of matter. My point is that languages aren't always consistent. No one gets confused about the fact that gasoline is actually a liquid.
WarU40 t1_j6d8zt0 wrote
Someone’s still salty about 1776 I see. /s
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