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Ok so im watching Mythbusters last night and they are testing all the theories on cars such as Drano in the gas tank making the engine explode, Bleach in the gas seising the engine, suger in the gas tank... etc. they tried many many theories and they came across one that was pretty interesting.
They heard that if you put moth balls in your gas tank it will increase the octane in your motor... Im sitting there like "this one is definatly gonna be busted" so they ground up the moth balls and started the motor letting it run, nothing seems to be happening, and they start revving it and its sounding the same when all of the sudden then its idleing a little longer, the engine starts sounding different, they start revving it some more and the shit is sounding mean as hell. They stated "without the proper testing equipment, we will say that this one is PLAUSABLE"
Has anyone heard about this myth? I would like to try it but im not sure i can trust the tv anymore, with all the politics going on, it could be some conspiracy agains my car or something.
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Scientific theories are the most reliable, rigorous, and comprehensive form of scientific knowledge. This is significantly different from the common usage of the word "theory", which implies that something is a conjecture, hypothesis, or guess.
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