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This Waterfall Represents The Amount of Oil We Use Every Second The world currently consumes oil at a rate of about 40,000 US gallons per second. 1 barrel of oil = 42 US gallons 1 cubic meter = 264.172052 US gallons According to the 2008 World Fact-book, the world currently consumes about 85,270,000 barrels of oil per day. 85,270,000 barrels per day x 42 US gallons per barrel = 3,581,340,000 US gallons per day = 149,222,500 US gallons per hour = 2,487,042 US gallons per minute = 41,451 US gallons per second. 41,451 US gallons of oil per second = approximately 157 cubic meters of oil per second. The flow rate of Jog Falls is about 153 cubic meters per second, a little less than the world oil consumption. Now imagine it on fire with black smoke billowing into the air. Depressing. Source: io9, Harryhammer’s Blog

This Waterfall Represents The Amount of Oil We Use Every Second

The world currently consumes oil at a rate of about 40,000 US gallons per second.

1 barrel of oil = 42 US gallons
1 cubic meter = 264.172052 US gallons

According to the 2008 World Fact-book, the world currently consumes about 85,270,000 barrels of oil per day.

85,270,000 barrels per day x 42 US gallons per barrel = 3,581,340,000 US gallons per day = 149,222,500 US gallons per hour = 2,487,042 US gallons per minute = 41,451 US gallons per second.

41,451 US gallons of oil per second = approximately 157 cubic meters of oil per second.

The flow rate of Jog Falls is about 153 cubic meters per second, a little less than the world oil consumption. Now imagine it on fire with black smoke billowing into the air. Depressing.

Source: io9, Harryhammer’s Blog

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