On October 13, 1999 6:24 AM, S. Stokowski [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:

> One can easily tell the difference between tar and
> asphalt with gasoline.  Asphalt dissolves in gasoline, coal tar does
not.

And one can easily tell the difference between gasoline and water by
observing their translucency through match light.
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