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The Oil Glut At The End Of The Universe
Professor of Physics, MIT, Russel Seitz ^
| August 30, 2006
| Russell Seitz
Posted on 09/01/2006 3:01:17 AM PDT by Texas Jack
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Now I'm confused... Does this mean that long ago dinosaurs roamed one of Saturn's moons, died when... err ah, a meteor hit the Gulf of Mexico right off the Yucatan, and then decomposed into what we now call "fossil fuel"?
Or could it be that the liquid hydrocarbons we call "fossil fuels", aka non-renewable energy, are really a product of the earth's molten core and we have a never ending supply of it?
It's so confusing. Next, we'll probably find out that there is not such thing as global warming. I suppose I'll just have to wait to see what Al Gore says about this.
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To: Texas Jack
Some one should send this article to Rush,,, he would have a field day with this one.
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:05:51 AM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Texas Jack
We may find more than just gas...
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:08:41 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
(ISLAMOFASCISM!!!!)
To: Texas Jack
Zactly! Wonder where Titan got all those fossils?
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:20:40 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
To: Texas Jack
"Now I'm confused... Does this mean that long ago dinosaurs roamed one of Saturn's moons, died when... err ah, a meteor hit the Gulf of Mexico right off the Yucatan, and then decomposed into what we now call 'fossil fuel'?"
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:22:56 AM PDT
by
familyop
To: Texas Jack
Oops...the reply.
Oh, but there were decomposing plants, too! ...must've been really crowded on Titan. Lefty could probably come up with some sort of piled life theory to explain that.
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:24:02 AM PDT
by
familyop
To: Texas Jack
Landing there could pose a problem.
To: DainBramage
It's only "a problem" to the rest of the world.
For REAL Americans...it's just "a challenge".
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:34:25 AM PDT
by
KeepUSfree
(WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
To: Texas Jack
few doubt tit is the manifest destiny of our nations dudesMIT Freudian typo? Also, it should be "nation's". Oh, well. At least they can do science.
Thirteen potential feet of condensed hydrocarbons certainly would seem to indicate it didn't come from plants and animals.
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:36:49 AM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Texas Jack
well i think they have gas and methane can be made a lot of ways..
also i have aproblem with this...titan isnt exactly next door now is it..so i think shipping it might be a tad more expensive....
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:38:14 AM PDT
by
Irishguy
(How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!!)
To: KeepUSfree
Funny you use the term Challenge, almost like Challenger.
To: DainBramage
"Stuff happens" when dealing with space travel. We will perservere, sacrifice, learn, overcome and succeed.
Always have....
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posted on
09/01/2006 3:49:38 AM PDT
by
KeepUSfree
(WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
To: Texas Jack
This leaves Gore fans in the Oil Patch feeling conflicted and Halliburton execs very glum indeed. Houston, we have a problem - oil too cheap to meter. So great is the extraterrestrial gas glut that were everyone in China and India combined to acquire two Hummers and a Rolls , the supply would still last for millennia.For who? It's impossible to bring it back here.
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posted on
09/01/2006 4:17:16 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: Texas Jack
"...150 million barrels per capita for every man woman and child on earth..."
I need that number expressed in terms I can understand - how many chickens and green peppers would that barbecue on my propane grill?
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posted on
09/01/2006 4:35:54 AM PDT
by
sergeantdave
(Gov. Jennifer Granholm's campaign slogan: Four more years of Uncle Joe and Uncle Ho)
To: sergeantdave
I need that number expressed in terms I can understand - how many chickens and green peppers would that barbecue on my propane grill?Think leave it on all the time so you could grill up a midnight snack! :)
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posted on
09/01/2006 4:46:08 AM PDT
by
Hazcat
To: Texas Jack
The column seemed promising at first, but in the end it's unfocused. Titan's oceans could be ready-to-pump 87 octane, but that doesn't help me and of course it won't shut up algore.
If his larger point is the plenty of hydrocarbons beyond earth - well, that's nice.
To: Prophet in the wilderness
"few doubt tit is the manifest destiny of our nations dudes..." Good line, caught my attention, but it seems the rest of the article did not meet my expectations.
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posted on
09/01/2006 5:42:09 AM PDT
by
joshhiggins
(O you who believe! do not take the MUSLIMS for friends; ...surely Allah does not guide the unjust...)
To: Texas Jack
The guy makes it sound like atmospheric oxygen is lost forever when used in combustion.
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:23:08 AM PDT
by
CPOSharky
(MSM - Live hizbozo = freedom fighter. Dead hizbozo = innocent civilian.)
To: Texas Jack
Mars has an abundance of oxygen in its soil. Its the carbon and hydrogen that are missing. Adding CO2 and hydrocarbons to Mars' atmosphere might warm the place up a tad. Time for some creative terraforming innovations!
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posted on
09/01/2006 6:23:31 AM PDT
by
darth
To: Texas Jack
Sure it's cold outside, but theres some kind of atmosphere The professor slips in a reference to the theme song to Red Dwarf. Sweet.
SD
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