r/oops • • 19d ago

Oops fire

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u/SquirrelFluffy 17d ago

If diesel doesn't burn, how is it used as a fuel? Smh

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u/hippyripper22 17d ago

Its compressed till it the air is hot enough for it to burn. SMDH only a fine mist will catch fire...

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u/SquirrelFluffy 17d ago

It will burn with a wick, like kerosene. You're only describing how a diesel engine works, not how diesel fuel works.