Why do people living in the US use gas as a term for vehicle fuel (petrol/diesel)? (infosec.pub)

submitted 10 months ago by 0x4E4F@infosec.pub to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I mean, I could understand if they used natural gas as fuel for vehicles (which I know they don't), but they only use it in households. It makes no sense 🤷.

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[-] neptune@dmv.social 45 points 10 months ago

It's short for gasoline, which is the term for refined petroleum.

[-] jayknight@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago

Which originates from Cazelline, named after the businessman who patented it, which quickly morphed into gasoline, but not because of anything to do with gas as a state of matter, as far as I can tell.

[-] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago

Oh... that makes sense 😁.

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