the meaning of octane

as promised, i look up for the meaning of octane in the dictionary.

but as i read the meaning, the once feeling that the mystery of the word will now be solved turns out to be a mystery just about to get deeper....

webster defined octane as a numerical measure of a gasoline's anti-knocking properties.... and what the heck is that... what does anti-knocking mean?

this just proves that sometimes looking for the answer does not guarantee instant solutions....

so for all you guys out there... have a high-octane october ahead of you...

as for me... i am for sure to have a high-octane time myself tonight.