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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I am under the impression that's coal.

Oil is from sea life. Though I did read that in the 80s so entirely possible its nonsense.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yes and no. They're both hydrocarbons.

    Coal is organic matter from dry land, so typically plants.

    Oil is from organic matter that fell to the ocean floor, so microbial life, algae and the like.

    But both are from and end up as the same types of organic molecules. Carbon and hydrogen.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I guess algae and bacteria are close to plants.

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