There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape

Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by defrost on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:08AM (#46612882)

You are boldly and confidently at odds with the usual explanations of the formation of oil:

* https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Oil_formation

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum

these other sources all assert that

   The origin of fossil fuels is the anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, particularly planktons and algae.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by aaronblohowiak on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:26AM (#46612987)

I think they are conflating Carboniferous Period / white rot slowing _coal_ formation with Oil formation.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by bloppe on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:33AM (#46618169)

Ah, yep. Did conflate coal with oil. I guess my nice analogy doesn't quite hold, but the point stands that plastic originally came from organic matter and is technically biodegradable.

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