EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoWhat Gasoline is called around the Worldimagemessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1140arrow-down1imageWhat Gasoline is called around the WorldEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square55linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoWe call diesel “Mazut” which is usually the name of a heavy dirty fuel oil, I just found out. More digging needed.
minus-squarehiggsboson@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoyeah, mazut is a generic term for low grade fuel. I think here in the US it would mostly be called bunker fuel.
minus-squareggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoTo be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline
We call diesel “Mazut” which is usually the name of a heavy dirty fuel oil, I just found out. More digging needed.
yeah, mazut is a generic term for low grade fuel. I think here in the US it would mostly be called bunker fuel.
To be completely fair, the diesel we get here is usually not of a grade that would make it legal in places like the US. I do wonder why a different name stuck here, I think that’s much more interesting than “benzeen” for gasoline