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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (551819)	3/15/2004 10:09:34 AM
From: AurumRabosa	Respond to of 769670

For the benefit of illiterate non-scientists: "There is a lot of American Life in a barrel of the “black stuff.” Contrary to a popular misconception, less than half of every barrel of oil we use in the United States is turned into gasoline. The majority becomes the key ingredient in thousands of products Americans use everyday. Here are just a few: Antihistamines Antiseptics Artificial hearts Aspirin Bandages Cameras Candles CD players Clothing Computers Dentures Deodorant Diapers Digital Clocks Fertilizers Food preservatives Food storage bags Glue Golf Balls House paint Insecticides Lipstick Medical equipment Pacemakers Pantyhose Perfumes Photo film Safety glass Shampoo Shaving cream Contact Lenses Surgical equipment Syringes Telephones Toothpaste Vitamins * Massachusetts consumes 14 million gallons of oil per day for these needs and others." It's admirable that petrochemical engineers have devised ways to maximize the benefits of a barrel of oil. If you don't understand fractionation then you should read a book on oil refining instead of trying to turn this into some silly political argument. It's impossible to convert the entire barrel of oil into gasoline, except perhaps if one puts in more energy than they get.