Are you slowly killing your car by using below average gas? Olivia talks about octane ratings and how your vehicle is designed to handle them. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shoutout to Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Sultan Alkhulaifi, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Charles George ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2008/01/the_premium_premium.html www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-premium-g/ www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/09/octane-ratings www.kbb.com/car-advice/articles/premium-gas-when-and-why/ www.carsdirect.com/car-repair/3-causes-of-engine-knock oldeloohuis.com/octane.html www.enginelogics.com/engine-detonation/ www.proctorhonda.com/blog/2014/january/3/introduction-to-octane-rating.htm www.deseretnews.com/article/567883/High-compression-engines-need-high-octane-gasoline.html