It seems like a simple and direct question. Look in a dictionary and you will find a very specific definition. That definition really doesn't answer the question at all. Ask a chemist, and you will get a very technical answer. Again, the answer would leave most of us wondering. An automobile mechanic would probably give you a very simple and direct answer, telling you it is something you put in the engine of your car. Ask a politician, and there is no telling the kind of answer you might get. Depending on who you ask, the answer will almost always be different. Oil is something, or many things, to all of us. However, I believe oil is much more than any of us fully understand. Oil is the food which allows the world live. Unfortunately, it is also something the world is dangerously dependent on for survival.
As a child, oil was the black gooey stuff that came out of the ground, as well as the dirty fluid my father drained from his car. I can vividly remember the opening to the......
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