▲ 203 ▼ What Gasoline is called around the World (i.redd.it) submitted 1 year ago by EfreetSK@lemmy.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/rgap1e/what_gasoline_is_called_around_the_world/
[–] edwardbear@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) We call naphtha “diesel” and gasoline is benzene. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) We call diesel “Mazut” which is usually the name of a heavy dirty fuel oil, I just found out. More digging needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) yeah, mazut is a generic term for low grade fuel. I think here in the US it would mostly be called bunker fuel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago To be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) We call diesel “Mazut” which is usually the name of a heavy dirty fuel oil, I just found out. More digging needed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) yeah, mazut is a generic term for low grade fuel. I think here in the US it would mostly be called bunker fuel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago To be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline permalink fedilink source parent
[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) yeah, mazut is a generic term for low grade fuel. I think here in the US it would mostly be called bunker fuel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago To be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago To be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline permalink fedilink source parent
