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From: ofut@gitpyr.UUCP (Jeff Offutt)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Restaurants Using Non-Dairy Creamer
Message-ID: <1399@gitpyr.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 09:08:31 EST
Article-I.D.: gitpyr.1399
Posted: Thu Feb 13 09:08:31 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Feb-86 08:00:47 EST
References: <3895@glacier.ARPA> <44000036@uiucdcs>
Reply-To: ofut@gitpyr.UUCP (Jeff Offutt)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <44000036@uiucdcs> mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU writes:
>
>> most people that garbage isn't edible -- burn it.  Yes, it's
>
>very well. Second, what does flammability have to do with edibility?
>The only reason that most food doesn't burn is that it contains enough
>water to dampen the reaction. Spontaneous combustion is a problem with
>dry grain.

You're right, but I think you miss the point.  You know that.  I know
that.  But How many restaurant workers know it?  Probably not very
many.  Most people don't have a natural association of things that burn
with things we eat.
-- 
Jeff Offutt
School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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