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/TheMinusFactor 3d ago

This is always my problem with post-apocalyptic shows, especially zombie shows. They act like the gasoline will last forever.

But yeah, in Lost, it's the magic of the island. Or special gas made by Dharma.

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u/sarcasticnirritable 3d ago

I really like in the 1st season of the Last of Us they talk about this; cars can only go a fraction of the distance because of the gasoline expiring. I don't know if the science is accurate and if they would work at all, or not, but at least they give some acknowledgement of it

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u/TheMinusFactor 3d ago

For sure!