Many People Have No Idea Where Oil Actually Comes From. It's Not Dinosaurs

Many People Have No Idea Where Oil Actually Comes From. It's Not Dinosaurs

No, your car isn’t running on liquefied dinosaurs.

Many People Have No Idea Where Oil Actually Comes From. It’s Not Dinosaurs

No, your car isn’t running on liquefied dinosaurs. At some point, you’ve probably heard the myth that oil comes from dinosaurs—as if every time you fill up at the gas station, you’re pumping refined velociraptor into your vehicle. It’s a colorful image, and one that’s managed to burrow deep into public imagination. But it’s not true. Despite how widespread this belief is, oil isn’t made from decomposed dinosaurs. “For some strange reason, the id…