[TaMoDee]

Didn’t do too well in High School chemistry did we?
Smile Chappie, SIR!

[xzins]

It’s been 50 years or so, but still, there’s something that isn’t adding up for me in the believability department, even after the atomic weight explanations.

I start with a few beans and I end up with a giant’s castle. :>)

[xzins]

Based on this:

2 C8H18 + 25 O2 → 16 CO2 + 18 H2O

Why don't I get 8 CO2's for each C8H18's?

And Wikipedia is saying: "1 kg of fuel reacts with 3.51 kg of oxygen to produce 3.09 kg of carbon dioxide and 1.42 kg of water." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline

So, it's saying "1 produces 3.09", and not "1 produces 19"