US US Politics General 2: Hope Edition - Discussion of President Trump and other politicians

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Should be a wild four years.

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Then why do people say that ethanol in gas corrodes cars? Are they just retards and I'm a retard by proxy for believing it?
It's more of a problem for small engines with carburetors, and I guess older cars/trucks that have them as well. The gas absorbs moisture from the air and as it sits in the carb all kinds of undesirable things can happen, be it parts of the carburetor rusting/corroding, holes and lines getting gunked up, but that also happens with ethanol free, just at a slower rate. Ideally if a carbureted engine is going to sit you run it til everything is hot, drain the tank, then let it run until it's out of gas. If you don't do that before putting it up for the winter that's why your weedeater or chainsaw is a bitch and a half to crank come spring (and also that oil-gas blend likes to sludge up if it sits)

One other problem with small engines is a lot of times they're on tools/vehicles that might get run in short bursts and thus don't fully come up to temperature. If you're burning hydrocarbons you're inevitably going to have some level of water in your exhaust even if it's perfectly pure with no absorbed water to begin with, that's just what happens when you burn something with hydrogen in it. That little bit of water that's produced will rot out the exhaust on your 4wheeler or whatever if you're just using it for a minute here and there, like if you have a long driveway and use it to get your mail a couple times a week. The exhaust has to get hot enough to drive off all the water. Ethanol fuel absorbs more water from the air so there's even more water to deal with on top of just combustion byproducts
 
It should be noted that the last F-15E was made in 2001 and the last A-10 in 1984, though the ones being used no doubt have had upgrades over the years. For anyone curious about American casualties thus far in the Iran conflict, the Pentagon reports that 365 American service members have been injured while 13 have been killed in the line of duty.
 
How likely is the Dems winning the midterms, given the freakshow of the past few years months?
For a Democrat sweep? It's estimated to be between my_biasd_guess% and nobody_knows%. Realistically Republicans are looking better this year than previous midterms after winning the presidency. Historically, they poll like shit and then lose after winning a presidential election so some Democrats paying attention are spooked, this year was supposed to be a easy win. But that's not a lot to go off of, come June/July we'll have a better idea of how things are going.
 
And big motors like aircraft. Same problem, rubber stuff that does not like ethanol.
If you ever spill latex paint and need to clean it up alcohol is the equivalent of of paint thinner for latex paints. I keep a gallon jug of hand sanitizer in my truck for wiping up small spills and dribbles at work
 
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