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Oil Was Formed by Tiny Bacteria, not Huge Dinosaurs

posted 8 years ago by castanz
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http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurcontroversies/a/Does-Oil-Come-From-Dinosaurs.htm

I was waiting for the father to say, "Actually the oil didn't used to be dinosaurs."

[–] BQQ 8 years ago

No, no no no no! Cars run on dinosaurs dammit!

Childhood ruined. 

"People get it wrong, but in today's world we don't live longer, we just die harder." -Bruce Willis

[–] starwolf 8 years ago

Remember Sinclair Oil and the dinosaur on their signs and logos? And they still have a smaller one and use the term "dinopower."
https://www.sinclairoil.com/

[–] BQQ 8 years ago

Yay, Dinopower!!!! 

"People get it wrong, but in today's world we don't live longer, we just die harder." -Bruce Willis

[–] mickon-65353 8 years ago

Me too... id have saved my daughter from a know it all pointing that out in class

[–] BQQ 8 years ago

I would have protected her from a know it all saying it was some stupid bacteria. That's just not cool.

"People get it wrong, but in today's world we don't live longer, we just die harder." -Bruce Willis

[–] eddysl12 8 years ago

There was a series of images of a small moon from either Jupiter or Saturn that appeared to be literally covered in oil (liquid hydrocarbons), it basically had lakes and lakes of the stuff.

Some scientists believe then than oil comes from internal processes not quite understood deep inside planets and moons.

It's quite possible I suppose for both to be true, though I lean more towards oil coming from some internal process of planetoids.

You could still run out of oil though if you used more oil than nature can produce, however it is formed.

[–] chrichrichri (184) 6 years ago

you forgot that bringing home a bacteria tooth is not such a nice present