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		dbatten on Oct 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981... Yes. Petrol is "gas" in the US. And Canada too maybe?

userbinator on Oct 11, 2020 [–]

North America uses gas, a shortening of gasoline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology

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