Credit to you for the self-correction though
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nyctre@lemmy.world 4 days agoTechnically, 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.
glups@lemm.ee 3 days ago
raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 4 days ago
saying that “gas” is able to catch fire on its own is stretching it :) A gas mix typically still needs a spark, unlike: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypergolic_propellant <- that stuff can “catch fire” on its own. But even there - it needs to be mixed, so technically, one component requires the other to ignite.
nyctre@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yeah, my bad, shit example.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 days ago
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Synonyms, true synonyms. No real difference between them (except don’t use inflammable in safety situations, for above reasons)