Yea , the only knock anyone ever had on Newman was his poor hands . Definitely not a CB that got a lot of interceptions . <| sep |> Alcohol burns much much much cooler than gasoline . A quick google search shows alcohol burns around 50 C like 120 F while gas burns around 950 C like 1500 F . You can and I have coat your hand in rubbing alcohol and light it as a party trick . Try that with gas and tell me how it goes . Edit Just as a note , I ' m not a chemist or any kind of scientist . I just googled something and put it up . I have lit up my hand with bathroom cupboard grade rubbing alcohol before though , and I still have a hand . <| sep |> I usually try to thank people for working on the Holiday instead . Let them know I appreciate them being there Even if they weren ' t willing . Cause I work retail and it ' s always nice to know you ' re appreciated even when you are annoyed at being there . Also , I think the can ' t believe you are inside on a day like this is more to sympathize that they have to be stuck there kinda like a sorry .