A history of Oil [Archive]

vox_populi

9th June 2006, 16:37

I don't know if anyone has posted this yet...if not it's a damn shame...
Robert Newmans A History Of Oil (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5267640865741878159&q=a+history+of+oil)

Jazzratt

10th June 2006, 01:36

Dude! That thing fooking rules. I've seen it three times already and I still love it. It's informative and hilarious (Especially 'Gaylord Tennis')

vox_populi

10th June 2006, 23:57

Yeah Totally :D
Do you know anything about Robert Newman's other work?

Comrade-Z

11th June 2006, 03:50

I love the blend of comedy and enlightening discussion in this film/performance.

I do think he is rather pessimistic about peak oil, though. I used to be a doomer like him, but I think we are finding enough oil to keep that going for some time, and fusion power research seems to be coming along rather nicely. (And then there are always renewables, like he mentions (well, fusion power might as well be considered "renewable.") The whole "hydrogen economy" really is a pipedream, though. I'm glad he points that out.

Wow, I never knew the first British action of WWI was to send 50 divisions storming into Iraq! :o Hmmmm... :blink:

Psy

11th June 2006, 20:11

On the whole good by I disagree when he said Britain is unique in their are ignorant to their own history, most people are ignorant to their own history.

Pawn Power

12th June 2006, 02:29

I watched it last night. Very funny and slightly informative. The carnal being used as fertilizer was the best part. ROLFL
Then he went into some peak oil crazyness. That was kinda dissapointing.