The 21st century has a habit of realizing science-fiction prophecies of the past. Early and mid-twentieth century Futurist authors – such as H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and George Orwell – have had a profound impact on...
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Petroleum Product of the Week: Inflatable Pool Toys
DON’T LET YOUR KIDS (OR YOURSELF) CHEW ON THEIR “GIANT-PIZZA SLICE” POOL RAFT. As harmless as they may appear, inflatable donuts, beach balls, and “swimmy-wimmies” are downright dangerous – and guess what? It’s not the...
Why “Tesla Motors” isn’t called “Edison Motors”
The great debate of DC vs AC power has raged on for over a century. Google it — you’re certain to come across just as many impassioned advocates on both sides of the current as in the late 1800s. Surprisingly, both...
Petroleum Product of the Week: Wet Suits
Wet is uncomfortable. Until 1952, nobody had a working solution to wetness. From the beginning of time through the year 1951 AD, swimmers, surfers, and unfortunate lummoxes dove, plunged, and accidentally toppled...
Henry Ford’s “Fuel of the Future” was Ethanol — so why are we still using gasoline?
Spend a single summer afternoon on the boardwalk in Atlantic City and you might soon understand the motives behind the once-unfathomable decision by U.S. Congress to outlaw alcoholic beverages in 1919. The Eighteenth...
Petroleum Product of the Week: E-JUICE (PG)
It’s in your antifreeze. It’s in your food. It’s in your VAPE JUICE, brah. It’s Propylene Glycol – or PG, among industry folk and the vaping community. While it may sound a great deal more foreboding than its thicker...
Why Outsourcing is one of the STUPIDEST endeavors in American History
At least 5,100,000 manufacturing jobs in the United States have been outsourced to other countries since 2001 – how’s that for a wake-up call? 5.1 million was the sum total in 2015, up two million from the year prior –...
Happy Memorial Day from Petroleum Service Company
This Memorial Day, Petroleum Service Company and Industrial Outpost fondly remember — and deeply thank — the many, brave men and women of the US armed forces who have died serving our country. PSC has a long...
Petroleum Product of the Week: INK
For nearly 5000 years, ink has been so intimately attached to our lives that we seldom take the opportunity to appreciate its brilliance. Because of inks, we have access to thousands of years of historical information...
Quality Base Oils: The Foundation of a Great Lubricant
Lubricants used in industrial or vehicular applications are generally comprised of two components: a base oil and an additive package. While additives may be added to improve the performance of any base oil, high...