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One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:
Solvents | Diesel fuel | Motor Oil | Bearing Grease |
Ink | Floor Wax | Ballpoint Pens | Football Cleats |
Upholstery | Sweaters | Boats | Insecticides |
Bicycle Tires | Sports Car Bodies | Nail Polish | Fishing lures |
Dresses | Tires | Golf Bags | Perfumes |
Cassettes | Dishwasher parts | Tool Boxes | Shoe Polish |
Motorcycle Helmet | Caulking | Petroleum Jelly | Transparent Tape |
CD Player | Faucet Washers | Antiseptics | Clothesline |
Curtains | Food Preservatives | Basketballs | Soap |
Vitamin Capsules | Antihistamines | Purses | Shoes |
Dashboards | Cortisone | Deodorant | Footballs |
Putty | Dyes | Panty Hose | Refrigerant |
Percolators | Life Jackets | Rubbing Alcohol | Linings |
Skis | TV Cabinets | Shag Rugs | Electrician’s Tape |
Tool Racks | Car Battery Cases | Epoxy | Paint |
Mops | Slacks | Insect Repellent | Oil Filters |
Umbrellas | Yarn | Fertilizers | Hair Coloring |
Roofing | Toilet Seats | Fishing Rods | Lipstick |
Denture Adhesive | Linoleum | Ice Cube Trays | Synthetic Rubber |
Speakers | Plastic Wood | Electric Blankets | Glycerin |
Tennis Rackets | Rubber Cement | Fishing Boots | Dice |
Nylon Rope | Candles | Trash Bags | House Paint |
Water Pipes | Hand Lotion | Roller Skates | Surf Boards |
Shampoo | Wheels | Paint Rollers | Shower Curtains |
Guitar Strings | Luggage | Aspirin | Safety Glasses |
Antifreeze | Football Helmets | Awnings | Eyeglasses |
Clothes | Toothbrushes | Ice Chests | Footballs |
Combs | CD’s & DVD’s | Paint Brushes | Detergents |
Vaporizers | Balloons | Sun Glasses | Tents |
Heart Valves | Crayons | Parachutes | Telephones |
Enamel | Pillows | Dishes | Cameras |
Anesthetics | Artificial Turf | Artificial limbs | Bandages |
Dentures | Model Cars | Folding Doors | Hair Curlers |
Cold cream | Movie film | Soft Contact lenses | Drinking Cups |
Fan Belts | Car Enamel | Shaving Cream | Ammonia |
Refrigerators | Golf Balls | Toothpaste | Gasoline |
Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of oil and more than
250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each! But, as shown here petroleum is not just used for fuel.
7 Comments on "Things You Didn’t Know Were Made of Oil"
Willard M Bush Sr on Sun, 30th May 2010 6:51 am
and the list goes on and on and on!!!
Marda Kirn on Wed, 2nd Jun 2010 11:29 am
It would be very helpful to have for consumers an alphabetized list of the ingredients that go into the making of all the things listed above (so we could shop for non-petroleum-based products)
and an alphabetized list of the stuff above too
does such a thing exist anywhere?
Mr.Brown on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 8:55 am
im a farmer we love oil it is very good for difrent crops
ball boy on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 8:56 am
i love to lather my self in oil
THE MAN on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 9:01 am
the one true thing to use oil
One true man on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 9:02 am
balls are made of oil
tannen on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 9:04 am
are socer balls made of oil