tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8529364455045519355..comments2024-03-28T16:03:02.583-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Not quite accurate, but I still laughed out loudPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12969319521681660392018-06-14T17:00:31.601-05:002018-06-14T17:00:31.601-05:00Relevant XKCD:
https://what-if.xkcd.com/101/Relevant XKCD:<br />https://what-if.xkcd.com/101/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74750262103295802572018-06-14T11:14:57.729-05:002018-06-14T11:14:57.729-05:00Last I'd heard the common wisdom is that most ...Last I'd heard the common wisdom is that most oil and natural gas deposits began as algae.<br />Apply enough heat, pressure, and time and you have crude oil.<br />Seems to be a good bit of research going on to duplicate the process on a vastly reduced timeframe.<br />Oil reserves seem to be much greater than first assumed, but it's still a finite resource. If we don't figure out how to reliably and dependably replace fossil fuels eventually things are going to get very dark and cold.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.com