Originally Posted by brian_wilbanks

You were the one who posted the concrete block/chickenwire experiment weren't you?

let me give you one to try:

Build a couple of small brush piles. Spray them both with water. and wait about an hour. Then douse each pile..one with gas and the other with diesel.

You'll find that the gas is easier to light,(STAND BACK) but burns away quickly and leaves the brush pile with a cold, disapointing whisps of smoke.

Now light the pile you doused with diesel. You will probably have to use some rolled up newspaper as a torch to get it to light. But once the diesel catches fire, most likely it will burn hot enough and long wnough to fry the pile out so it will continue to burn.

Either way, diesel burns hotter than gasoline.

It contains more energy,but it is released more slowly.