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Oil

SciShow Tangents

CHAPTER

The Origins and Uses of Oil

In this chapter, the panelists discuss the concept of oil and its various forms. They explore how the common perception of oil being derived from dinosaurs is inaccurate, and instead explain that oil is primarily made up of plant matter. The speakers also touch upon the different uses of oil, from fueling cars to powering our bodies and even its presence in food oils.

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