For the Love of Human Ingenuity: Understanding the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894
Petroleum Service Company
on Sep 15 2016
Once upon a time we wrote about the whale oil myth the mythical notion that due to the free market/…
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How nanorobotics seek to extend the human life-span.
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 15 2016
The field of study is known as nanorobotics. Science-fiction authors have long theorized the pot…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 15 2016
The field of study is known as nanorobotics. Science-fiction authors have long theorized the pot…
Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 11 2016
Laissez les bon temp rouler! Let the good times roll at this year's Shrimp & Petroleum Festi…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 11 2016
Laissez les bon temp rouler! Let the good times roll at this year's Shrimp & Petroleum Festi…
Who really invented the wheel? (And what took us so long?)
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 09 2016
As a nation, we've all grown way too accustomed to the presence of the wheel. Still, it makes s…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 09 2016
As a nation, we've all grown way too accustomed to the presence of the wheel. Still, it makes s…
Top 5 Iconic Rides from modern Hollywood Films and their Famous (or infamous) Drivers
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 03 2016
There's been a lot of cool movies, a lot of cool cars, and a lot of cool actors …
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Petroleum Service Company on Aug 03 2016
There's been a lot of cool movies, a lot of cool cars, and a lot of cool actors …
Pennsylvania once provided 1/3 of the world's oil. The result? 200,000 abandoned and explosive oil wells.
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 02 2016
In March of 1848, a Mormon merchant named Samuel Brannan confirmed the discovery of vast amounts of …
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Aug 02 2016
In March of 1848, a Mormon merchant named Samuel Brannan confirmed the discovery of vast amounts of …
Trash vs. Treasure: Creatively Reusing Plastic Bottles
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 20 2016
We all know the familiar idiom, One man's trash is another man's treasure. The impl…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 20 2016
We all know the familiar idiom, One man's trash is another man's treasure. The impl…
Milk & Oil: The Story of the Gilmore Oil Company
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 12 2016
There's no use crying over spilled milk, especially when it leads to bigger and better things for t…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 12 2016
There's no use crying over spilled milk, especially when it leads to bigger and better things for t…
Understanding the Whale Oil Myth and the Rise of Petroleum
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 08 2016
The whale oil myth: thanks to the free market, petroleum arrived in the nick of time to save the dwi…
Culture
Petroleum Service Company on Jul 08 2016
The whale oil myth: thanks to the free market, petroleum arrived in the nick of time to save the dwi…
