If a box of garter snakes were to be dumped unexpectedly on the floor of a crowded room, the ensuing rush for the doors would have the makings for a slapstick comedy. However, if a one gallon can of gasoline were to be brought into the same crowd, most persons would have only a casual concern.
Fear is a relative thing.
A race car driver that spends the day racing his car at 200 miles per hour is probably terrified on our highway system at only 55 miles per hour. Guenther Gebel Williams spends his time with wild lions and tigers - something that is not appealing to the average house cat owner. To a rock climber that has spent his day clinging to a sheer rock face on one inch footholds, a one foot wide ledge probably seems like a football field. But yet, the gasoline, fully vaporized and ignited, could send the roomful of people to Kingdom Come and back again. Many persons use and store gasoline inside their homes, not fully realizing the potential for disaster.