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Old 05-30-2026, 11:32 PM
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Today I Found Out tackles the question of what gasoline alternatives Doc and Marty could've used in Back to the Future Part III.


If you don't want to watch, the short version is that he could've used kerosene. It would've quickly ruined the engine but it would've gotten the car up to 88 mph once.
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