Posted by Grant Edwards on 05/03/06 22:27

On 2006-05-03, Doug Jacobs <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote:
> In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 RKRM <rkrm@nospamcomcast.net> wrote:
>> > But, none the less, do you have to burn the oil to create fertilizers?
>
>> The fertilizers ARE oil! It's a petroleum product.
>
> While most fertilizers are made from petroleum products, you have to
> remember that mankind managed to survive quite well using other substances
> for 1000s of years prior to discovering the liquified remains of dinosaurs.

Oil is the remains of plankton (and maybe some algae?). It
didn't come from dinosaurs.

Not that it matters, but I thought I'd try to inject just a
tiny bit of educational value into this thread. ;)

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