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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
I believe he was meaning: volatile as "active," not as "combustable."
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First listed translation of
volatile on Wiktionary is evaporating or vaporizing rapidly under normal conditions.
Strictly speaking this is incorrect as it is already a gas, but I found no better word to describe the Houdini-like properties of helium gas.
The helium filled balloons my kids take home are empty within 2 days. If I untie the knot and blow them up again with air those same balloons stay inflated for months.
There is no tire sealant in my breath...
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
lifetime FE over 0.2 Gigameter or 0.13 Megamile.
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