Re: how do you get oil from whales?

Ordatious wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:17:49 +0000, jojo wrote:
> 
>> they were like mobile oil fields, which made me wonder about the oil. i
>> would think whales are mostly blood and flesh..
> 
> A large portion of their bodyweight is fat. Heat that fat and you get oil.
> No mystery.
> 
> A far greater mystery is how people can believe in things for which there
> is not an iota of evidence.
> 

i wonder how much money each whale made in today's terms? it 
couldnt have compared to even the tiniest tiny oil field.