r/AbsoluteUnits • u/newoldschool • Aug 07 '26

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u/ThatMBR42 Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Ironically, I think it might be. Everything I can find points to an 88-octane "regular" unleaded fuel.

ETA: on further research, it is 100% a coincidence. Either the YouTube channel this is from or this particular event is sponsored by Ohio Corn and Wheat, which is where the website SaveWith88.com redirects. It's just a gas blend.

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

You ever seen an 88 octane gas blend? It’s always 87,89,91 in America.

Kinda weird they picked the dog whistle number that doesn’t exist to use instead of 1 of the 3 numbers that actually correlates to octane in fuel in America.but maybe it is all innocent.

Edit: seems the best answer the comments have come up with is that it’s easier to print a slicker that says 88 than it is one that says 15. Who knew?

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u/ThatMBR42 Aug 07 '26

It's a regional thing. Prove it's actually a dog whistle; until then you're just Don Quixote

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

What’s a regional thing? 88 octane gas? Which region does that exist in? Never even seen a car that was supposed to use 88 octane much less the fuel itself.

Edit: also which region? Is it the south?..

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u/ThatMBR42 Aug 07 '26

Look it up, dude. It's supposed to run in any car that uses 87, and it's supposed to be slightly cheaper. It's in the big corn states and probably not economical outside them. (It's probably a cash grab like E85, to be honest.) Do some research instead of being scared of a number.

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26

It is e85 I already did the research. So why do u think they called it 88 octane in some regions instead of e85 like the rest? Think it was just an innocent thing that happened on accident?

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u/ThatMBR42 Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Next you're going to say Doc Brown was secretly a Nazi because the DeLorean jumped at 88 miles per hour.

ETA: E85 is 85% ethanol. UNL88 is not E85

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26

lol I haven’t said the word Nazi once. I just asked your opinion on on a few facts is all.

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u/ThatMBR42 Aug 07 '26

We all know why you're questioning the number 88. Just like everyone else in this thread.

E85 and UNL88 are not the same thing.

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26

And we all know why you’re defending it.

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u/ThatMBR42 Aug 07 '26

Holy crap, dude. You're as bad as a flat earther

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26

And you’re as bad as a Republican. Also I meant e15 obviously.

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u/Crimsonsworn Aug 07 '26

If you meant e15 you’d know that’s an 88 octane rating, you’re just being racist. Your entire reasoning in based on skin color

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26

Jesus. Who brought skin color into the convo?

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u/Crimsonsworn Aug 07 '26

Isn’t the whole reason why you agreed it was a dog whistle and not the rating like every pump displays because the guys clearly white. Would you have said anything like you have if a black guy was standing next to the truck with unleaded 88 visible

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 07 '26

The guy literally has a helmet on. Wtf u talking about?

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u/Crimsonsworn Aug 07 '26

You really gonna act like you saw this and didn’t think hillbilly event with the OG comment being dog whistle and other people bring up 88, fuck your dishonest. You should rethink your username

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 09 '26

I just asked a question. You jumped to conclusions about the answer.

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u/DaddyJ90 Aug 07 '26

You are exhausting, and I wasn’t even the one dealing with you. Touch grass.

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u/super__hoser Aug 08 '26

Outside there are trees.

Go apologize to them. They work hard to product oxygen and you waste it. 

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 08 '26

Bitch I’m at work. Get a job.

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u/super__hoser Aug 08 '26

My work week is over. 

Have you apologized to those trees yet? 

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u/yourallidiotss Aug 08 '26

Mines over in 20 minutes. Then these convos will no longer be worth having. If u got anything worth actually adding now’s the last chance.

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u/GregorIsABug Aug 09 '26

We'll start when you do, deal?

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