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woaface
12-19-2004, 03:06 PM
Is synthetic oil man made? Or does part of it come from underground/ocean and it's formed into synthetic. I'm intrigued by the whole idea. Maybe synthetic oil in a man-made sense could be used instead of oil and hydrogen for the future?

So is it possible or am I inventing something?
jgc61sr2002
12-19-2004, 03:15 PM
Where's RF . :D Synthetic is man made. Mobil 1 and Royal Purple are two popular brands.
Mike Poore
12-19-2004, 03:20 PM
Is synthetic oil man made? Or does part of it come from underground/ocean and it's formed into synthetic. I'm intrigued by the whole idea. Maybe synthetic oil in a man-made sense could be used instead of oil and hydrogen for the future?

So is it possible or am I inventing something?
James, they even had synthetic tires during WWII. In many cases synthetics are better than the natural (organic) materials they replace. Take silk vs nylon stockings for instance, but as with most things in a free economy, it's price that drives the market. If it were not for the expense and infrastructure issues, I'm sure we'd be driving Hydrogen powered cars, by now.:)
CBT
12-19-2004, 05:08 PM
BEER! What, what was the question again?:beer:
SergntMac
12-19-2004, 05:33 PM
I once dated a woman who promised me a lot of things, if only I would buy her a pair of silk nylons. It was our first, and last date.
hdwrench
12-19-2004, 05:36 PM
I once dated a woman who promised me a lot of things, if only I would buy her a pair of silk nylons. It was our first, and last date.
sounds like a reasonable trade :)
woaface
12-19-2004, 06:46 PM
So...back to synthetic oils for machines!
Donny Carlson
12-19-2004, 07:53 PM
So...back to synthetic oils for machines!
Look here:

http://www.firstfives.org/faq/oil/oilartcl.html
Bluerauder
12-19-2004, 07:59 PM
Is synthetic oil man made?
Silly question .... it comes from synthetic dinosaurs !!! :rofl:
CBT
12-19-2004, 08:21 PM
Synthetic dinosaurs? Man, I should have paid more attention in Math class! I mean Geography.:D
Mike Poore
12-20-2004, 05:53 AM
Silly question .... it comes from synthetic dinosaurs !!! :rofl:
:hmmm: Which end? :rofl:
Mike Poore
12-20-2004, 07:36 AM
Look here:

http://www.firstfives.org/faq/oil/oilartcl.html
Great link Donny "you the man":2thumbs: