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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 2:25 am
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harperb
 
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Originally Posted by taipeipeter
Technically, the Chinese countryside should have been safe, since fuel vaporizes well before it can hit the ground and any passers-by.
I wasn't implying extreme environmental damage, just that was happening to begin with. I assume there has to be a bit of air degradation as a result, but I have heard it is not as bad as burning the fuel itself.
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