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Re: Never push the Big Red Button (New York City subway failure)


From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:44:38 -0700

On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 12:32 PM Warren Kumari <warren () kumari net> wrote:
Oooof. I've seen someone at a gas station do something similar --
I cannot remember if it was putting diesel in their gasoline car,
or gas in their diesel pickup, but I *do* remember the sudden
yelp and look of dismay when they suddenly realized what they
were doing. It must be really easy to get wrong in a car (operating
on autopilot), but that's a much less bad failure than a generator...

The diesel nozzle has a larger diameter than the gasoline one. It
doesn't fit in the filler neck of a normal gasoline-powered car.

Regards,
Bill Herrin



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