Holy Crap... Inflammable means...

[matth87]

So I was doing some MCAT practice tonight and a question came up.

In the passage it stated all the compounds where non-flammable.

The answers choices where, which of the following is NOT true.
Correct Answer : All of the compound are inflammable.

Inflammable means flammable...

Who else knew this?
Jesus I laughed so hard at this question...

in·flam·ma·ble (

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l)adj.
1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable. See Usage Note at flammable.
2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.

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[longhorn09]

I know it...

And you know it now, so you won't make the mistake in the real test

 

[ksmi117]

Weird. Good to know I guess. I mean it makes sense though. Inflame, inflammable. Never really thought too much about it.

 

[matth87]

The English language just got turned inside out...

Damn those crazy chemists.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Some things are invaluable too.

 

[Omni]

I knew what inflammable meant, but I was doubting my knowledge because when you re-wrote the question, you didn't capitalize the "NOT" in the question.
Should have been:
"The answers choices where, which of the following is NOT true."

I read it without the not and then I started thinking that this whole thread was about sarcasm or something lol

 

[matth87]

Some things are also incomprehensible.

 

[nick_carraway]

Some things are also incomprehensible.

Yeah... that doesn't work.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I think I remember seeing a post about this same topic somewhere on the MCAT forums last year...?

 

[Vulcan]

:: Dr. Nick Riviera looks around in a daze with the burning wreckage of an OR and an old ether tank next to him::

Inflammable means flammable??? What a country!

 

[usermike8500]

I get "invaluable" meaning, it's so valuable, you can't place a distinct value on it... like the life of a loved one.

But inflammable, I never understood.

 

[matth87]

I get "invaluable" meaning, it's so valuable, you can't place a distinct value on it... like the life of a loved one.

But inflammable, I never understood.

Its so "flammable" you can't put a match to it.

 

[0Complications]

Hmmmm. Never really thought about it, but it makes sense...


This thread is going to become infamous!

 

[cornpops21]

:: Dr. Nick Riviera looks around in a daze with the burning wreckage of an OR and an old ether tank next to him::

Inflammable means flammable??? What a country!

The EXACT same thing came to mind!!

 

[ShNaMasta]

Indubitably

 

[Law2Doc]

I get "invaluable" meaning, it's so valuable, you can't place a distinct value on it... like the life of a loved one.

But inflammable, I never understood.

Inflammable means capable of becoming inflamed. Meaning it burns. Anyone who watched the TV show Cheers probably knew this one, because there was an episode where Woody is told that "irregardless" is incorrect and "regardless" is correct.

Woody:"Really? I thought it was one of those situations where both words meant the same thing. Like flammable and inflammable. BOY, DID I LEARN THAT THE HARD WAY!"

 

[theacks1]

Wow, do all you people not watch the Simpsons? I remember other shows doing this too. In any case, inflamare, to set on fire.

Also see: inflammation, inflamed, inflatable

 

[Lukkie]

Inflammable means capable of becoming inflamed. Meaning it burns. Anyone who watched the TV show Cheers probably knew this one, because there was an episode where Woody is told that "irregardless" is incorrect and "regardless" is correct.

Woody:"Really? I thought it was one of those situations where both words meant the same thing. Like flammable and inflammable. BOY, DID I LEARN THAT THE HARD WAY!"

you know how i know you're an old man?

 

[Kaustikos]

you know how i know you're an old man?

I'm offended

 

[Lukkie]

I'm offended

You know why I like SDN so much? Sometimes I wanna go where everybody knows my name.

 

[fizzle]

Ah...I still remember when I used to think "priceless" meant the same thing as "worthless." You can tell why I would've been confused when everyone made such a big deal out of a "worthless" painting.

 

[KeyzerSoze]

This reminds me of the infamous "vole" question.

 

[osumc2014]

Funny I don't remember anything about things being flammable when studying for the MCAT

 

[MossPoh]

This reminds me of the infamous "vole" question.

I remember that one. Good times. As soon as I learned it, it started popping up everywhere too.

 

[Vicious Koala]

watching the simpsons for 10 years gained me an extra point on a practice MCAT. I knew it would pay off.