"Morgans" wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote
I suppose one analogy would be to consider the difference between
what a bullet does to the human body versus what eating a large meal
does. The bullet may have about as much energy as the large meal
(probably even less than the meal), but the bullet will do a lot more
damage to you than the meal. ;-) It's all in how quickly the energy
is released and the manner of the release.

I don't see your analogy having anything to do with the discussion of
octane and valve differences.

It wasn't intended to address that specific aspect. It was an analogy,
maybe a lousy one, but it's not like I get paid to do them!

:-)