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[–] demesisx@infosec.pub 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I read that algae actually makes up more of what we know as oil than decomposed dinosaurs.

Edit: the source of that tidbit. He does a cool demo at the beginning.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Algae and plankton. It also obviously takes longer than a few minutes, like at least an hour.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Blackout@fedia.io 26 points 1 year ago

You see, if aborted babies were a viable fuel source abortions would be government funded by now.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine if when you died you just turned back into a pile of your component materials. Leaving behind a muddy puddle.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

what are your component materials?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Carbon and Vodka.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The rocks, in time, compress
Your blood to oil,
Your flesh to coal,
Enrich the soil,
Not everybody's goal.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Literally dirt and water. A muddy puddle. XD

[–] merari42@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

He was under a lot of pressure

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

A Shell of their former selves.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago

That's what happens when you donate your body for science

[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago