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Post by Tone on Jun 28, 2008 20:42:28 GMT
>And is it true that flammable is an invented word -- invented because research showed that many people thought inflammable means "not flame-able" and thus items marked as inflammable could be safely used near a heat source?<
With a modicum of horror I read in the somewhat prestigious technical magazine "The Engineer" (16-29 June 1008) the following (my bold):
While some refrigerant specialists have suggested ammonia as a good replacement for HFCs on a wider scale, its main drawback is that it is flammable and toxic. [...] Carbon dioxide, on the other hand, 'is relatively low toxicity, inflammable and cheap,' said Powel.
Admittedly, they were quoting, but I feel that a "[sic]" might have been in order, there!
(I ignore the lack of the HOC 'cos they're journos!)
Tone
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Post by Paul Doherty on Jun 28, 2008 21:21:34 GMT
You want to complain to the Royal Mail, Tone -- that's taken an awful long time to get to you.
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Post by TfS on Jun 29, 2008 10:47:12 GMT
Perhaps carbon dioxide was "inflammable" a thousand years ago.
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