Shell is lately making a big foofaraw about their new "nitrogen enriched" gasolines. Their Web site bumpf gives no details on exactly what the nitrogen compound is, probably because it's "patented". Any guesses from the chemists among us what the magic potion is?

Nitromethane? Urea equus? --scott

wrote in news:19411-4A54F422-16@storefull- Then you could fill your tires with sawdust and get nitrogen that way. ;^)

I wasen't joking about that old ''Trick'' about stuffing straw into a flat I should stop reading old ''Tricks''. I like old ''Tricks'', which reminds me of,,,, cuhulin

Shell gas with "nitrogen"?

Jul 06, 2009 42 Replies

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Tegger 17 years ago

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Then you could fill your tires with sawdust and get nitrogen that way. ;^)

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HLS 17 years ago

There is a lot of nitrogen in bull poop too.

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cuhulin 17 years ago

I wasen't joking about that old ''Trick'' about stuffing straw into a flat tire.Maybe I should stop reading old ''Tricks''. I like old ''Tricks'', which reminds me of,,,, cuhulin

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