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JohnnyRingo

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Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sat Mar 3, 2012, 02:05 AM

Mar 2012

The one about the dinosaurs dreaming of a day when their rotted carcasses will be burned for fuel reminded me of something I learned late in life.

According to a science article I recently read, the bulk of the oil we burn doesn't come from fosslilized mammals, but from plant life. The energy in oil isn't created over time, but is the result of stored photosynthesis in billions of years of decayed plant life. The energy in oil actually comes from an ancient sun.

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Toons: Slop the Hog, A Strange Dream, Act the Looniest and More. - 3/2/12 [View all] ellisonz Mar 2012 OP

One right wing toon for balance! flamingdem Mar 2012 #1

The Ted Rall one? ellisonz Mar 2012 #2

Fooled me flamingdem Mar 2012 #8

Saved the last for best JohnnyRingo Mar 2012 #3

Kiss my... ellisonz Mar 2012 #4

Right. Dino bones, ancient plants, or fuel cells, they're all just FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #5

Great post pscot Mar 2012 #6

You're welcome. ellisonz Mar 2012 #9

Santorum in Puritan garb ! Rush as Fred Flintstone ! eppur_se_muova Mar 2012 #7