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With virtually no oxygen, you can burn fuel for virtually no time before the oxygen runs out.

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When fuel burns in virtually no oxygen, incomplete combustion occurs which leads to the production of carbon monoxide (CO) instead of carbon dioxide (CO2). This can be dangerous since carbon monoxide is a toxic gas that can be harmful when inhaled.

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