It doesn’t, mostly.

You can totally pump gas into a car with the engine running and not have anything explode. As long as the gasoline doesn’t get to the engine or any other part hot enough to ignite it, it won’t explode.

The problem is that people In general are stupid, so removing every possible risk is the best move.

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Because there is a possibility, no matter how small, that you might create a spark when the car is on. If that happens, there is a chance you might ignite a fire. That COULD cause an explosion, which could then cause a much larger explosion.

I’m just showing that some games do, in fact, have real places… the dude above me said they didn’t…

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elves were abnormally strong as I recall.

On the scale of a full army, half is extremely heavy even; my understanding is that somewhere around a quarter or so is what it takes to defeat an army.

Imagine being in a group of say 10 men, marching towards an enemy position. You get halfway there, but two of your friends are hit by arrows and go down screaming. Sure, you might reason that by the time you make it all the way you'll only lose another two men, but one of those two might be you. At what point do you think "Well heck, the next one arrow's going to hit me!" and decide that you're not walking into that?

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Not really.

When Hervy II build up Dover castle to basically it's current state (of course minus the gun batteries added centuries later) the cost was ~6500 pounds - with total yearly income being ~10000.

Total tax intake in GB today is ~720 billion pounds - so a fortification equally expensive (65% of yearly tax income) wouldn't merely be "multi-billion" but much more.

Once gas contained inside a pressurized tube escape (inevitably it will escape, balloons shrink too) it cant re pressurize. Entropy dictates that the pressure inside a balloon or tire is trying to stabilize to atmospheric pressure. Only the tire or balloon wall is preventing that from happening. But they all slowly leak regardless which is why you have to re inflate anyway. Cold weather exacerbates this process. Cold temperatures drop pressure which reduces the effectiveness of a good seal on your wheel. Low pressure tires lose air faster than high pressure tires because the shape of the tire with pressure produces a better seal. Once the seal is compromised by temperature change it losses more pressure.

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So you weren't finished.....

You can have the last word with the next one I promise. I don't want to break your diving board before you jump

Really, who cares. Go back and do it if you really want to. Have someone else do it. Hire someone to do it. In the end, you are wrong about the facts and your original response did not have anything to do with the original question. That is all I really care about.

I will wait with great anticipation for someone to come along and tell me I see-sawed lol. It will crush me.

Be well, stranger

It'd be interesting to see the total number of items that were under discussion in this string of comments and have someone list out what was and was not addressed to see how right either one of us was regarding the things we wrote and who brought up what for dissection of value

That makes total sense, again - thank you!

Alrighty. Good fortune to you.

You should really get your team to turn in the old playbook and get a new strategist . Your behavior has become a "Don't" conversationally and they're letting you get laughed at now

i always imagine the aftermath of a medieval battlefield like a giant Lazarett without any personell or staff, like people without limbs, cut open people etc bleeding out

*you're*

If I was going to insult you, I would. Pointing out that you are wrong and that you seem to lack comprehension is not insulting you. It is pointing out facts.

I'm not, it was an ongoing attempt on your part though your too big to admit it

I have not once insulted you. I am not even sure why you think I have.

I'm not surprised

Hey, how often does continuously insulting someone keep you in the kind of companionship you enjoy online and does that transfer equally as your offline personality or do you play meek, coy and easily frazzled in person

You obviously have zero perception of how you've insulted yourself