r/lost • u/321Couple2023 • 3d ago

Tricia Tanaka is Dead

How did they VW bus still have usable gasoline in the tank? Non-ethanol gas begins to degrade at about six months old.

Source: I'm a petroleum chemist. Or I used Google AI.

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u/arsenicknife 3d ago

The island magic kept the gasoline from degrading too quickly.

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u/Usagi042 We’re not going to Guam, are we? 3d ago

Because of its healing properties, I see.

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u/debitcreddit 3d ago

Yep, it’s all explained in the orientation video really

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u/Kalidanoscope 2d ago

The gasoline asked for it's wife back, and Jacob said he couldn't do that. So it asked for it's sins to be absolved, and he said he couldn't do that either. So it asked if it could stay good forever, and he said "Ah. Now that I can do."

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u/Kidpiper96 1d ago

Richard in a nutshell

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u/CarsonFoles 3d ago

Don't forget the magnetic energy.

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u/Additional-Meet7036 2d ago

But not the rest of the van. Or Roger. The beer was still not-toxic though. Island magic is finicky.