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    For the Love of Human Ingenuity: Understanding the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894(Post)

    Once upon a time we wrote about the whale oil myth the mythical notion that due to the free market/exchange, the discovery of petroleum directly saved the whales! This rather romantic notion

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Photographic Film(Post)

    Before digital cameras (and subsequent camera phones) became common to the public, taking a photo wasn't as easy as point-and-shoot. I mean, sure you could have pointed your camera at a random objec

    Energy 101 For Kids & Grownups Too(Post)

    The US Energy Information Administration (EIA), has a great section devoted to teaching kids about energy. Actually it is a great refresher for adults as well because the site simply spells ou

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Elastic Underwear(Post)

    Tighty whities, boxers, g-strings, boxer briefs, hipsters ... short of going commando, chances are you have some petroleum products below the belt. Today's undies are a modern invention

    Soft-Robots Heal Themselves with Specialized Rubber(Post)

    Scientists derive rubbery materials naturally from trees or manufactured synthetically from petroleum. When referring to synthetic rubbers, the term elastomer is used to describe these

    The Rise of the Autonomous Car(Post)

    We're hearing more and more about it these days: the autonomous car. Autonomous defines anything with a sense of self-governance. While the idea of a self-governing car might be scary to

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Polyester Clothing(Post)

    In my hometown, t-shirts are a bit of a luxury. We may be in the latter days of summer, but it's still breaking 90 F in Northeastern Pennsylvania and until the weather breaks and the col

    What Exactly Are Sponge Parks?(Post)

    When I first heard the term —sponge park " I envisioned children running around in a park pretty much made of sponges. In my mind, it was a water park, of sorts. Children bounced around on so

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Candles(Post)

    Now that it's "officially" fall, I couldn't be happier. My tastes are stereotypical: I love the weather, the changing leaves, the sweaters, and the candles--oh do I love the candles.

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    Petroleum Product of the Week: Drums(Post)

    Last year, we dove into the history of the 4th of July and talked all about fireworks. This year, we're talking about the oldest musical instrument: the drum. With the popularity of Ham

    Fuel as Food? It seems that not all oils are created equal.(Post)

    Rarely do the sentiments of YouTube commenters so uniformly align. Refrained variations of the same idea ("No, of course you can't drink gasoline") crowd the comments section in harmonic agr

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