You say shitpost, but this is or at least was reality. During the worse of times, gas could be either counterfeit or diluted and the best known way to tell on the spot was by taste. Even then, you couldn't be sure so you had to feel how the car drove after refueling.
There's probably lots of deadened tongues in countries with fuel supply issues.
Bleh, I actually tried to get a job refueling airplanes, but apparently either they just didn't like me and wanted to hire a friend or family member, or the fact that I previously worked at Texaco went against some company policy. 🤷
I'm to lazy to clean both the metal straw and the rubber covers, I just clean the metal straw and forget about the rubber part. So I guess not around me.
I'm pretty bad at estimating anything, but those are 5 large glasses (albeit not fully filled), surely he's at least approaching a gallon, if not more?
One, flashbacks to being about four or five and deciding to try that teacup full of something my dad was using to clean a carburetor or similar. Do not recommend.
Two, in junior high I did a science project to see what would kill seedlings quickest: bleach, windex, or gasoline. Water was the control.
Probably, some gas has various amounts of ethanol and other proprietary blend additives to supposedly make your engine run better/smoother.
I dunno though, I'm not exactly in the habit of tasting the stuff. As long as the gas station doesn't have a reputation of having water in their gasoline, I just get whatever the cheapest plain unleaded I can find that day.
If anyone is wondering I'm petty sure gasoline doesn't foam like you see on the top if you look close enough. The colour is also clear or very slightly yellow (unless additives have been added), so the colour on these doesn't look right. It's more than likely a joke using beer.