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100% of what is in the link you sent is in the original link.


Except the part where it says that it's a "Legend", and the fact that the explanation and problem are reversed in older and newer versions of the legend.

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It’s interesting to note how the “vapor lock” explanation reversed itself over time. Earlier versions mentioned a flavor of ice cream that required handpacking (while all the others were prepackaged and ready to go); the vapor lock was said to form because it took so much longer to get out of the store with this one flavor. In newer versions, we’re told that vanilla was a popular flavor and was kept in a special case near the door, making purchasing it and getting back out to the car take considerably less time; the car then wouldn’t start because the vapor lock did not have enough time to dissipate.




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