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To: Reily

Whale oil is still used today because it has certain unique physical properties. For example, they use it in the Hubble Space Telescope because it is very resistant to freezing. See here for more info: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/whale-oil-as-space-lubricant.php.

54 posted on 07/06/2010 9:37:31 AM PDT by Jagermonster (They will not force us. They will stop degrading us. They will not control us. We will be victorious)

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To: Jagermonster

Ok I wasn’t sure if a subsitute had been found yet.

58 posted on 07/06/2010 1:32:55 PM PDT by Reily

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To: Jagermonster

Ok I wasn’t sure if a subsitute had been found yet.

59 posted on 07/06/2010 1:33:02 PM PDT by Reily

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