That was a very illuminating article, thanks for posting. It was also nicely written: "Before dismissing the above story as an aberration, consider that the mo

That was a very illuminating article, thanks for posting. It was also nicely written: "Before dismissing the above story as an aberration, consider that the modern petroleum industry is a direct outgrowth of the practice of going out in wooden, wind-driven ships to hunt sperm whales with hand-hurled spears and then boiling their heads to make lamp fuel."