Posted by Sherman in Idaho [72.47.153.29] on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 12:47:06 :
In Reply to: Modern kerosene lamps posted by Howard [144.183.16.2] on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11:16:50 :
History has it that nobody thought of distilling crude oil (they just used it straight out of the ground to lubricate wagon axles and the like) until some Russian guy decided to see if he could make vodka out of it.