tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902921887068783713.post8265807105807727005..comments2023-11-03T04:19:17.635-07:00Comments on Disaster Porn: More Drilling: An idiotic idea squared.Edwardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03613197383283896190noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902921887068783713.post-80895465363227539782008-07-16T18:32:00.000-07:002008-07-16T18:32:00.000-07:00The moon was Titan. The hydrocarbons in question w...The moon was Titan. <BR/><BR/>The hydrocarbons in question were the result of Methane reacting with ultraviolet light. Most of the stuff is simple one or two carbon atom molecules. The tholins, a complex nitrogen heavy heteropolymer hypothesized to be one of the precursor molecules to life, has nothing in common with petroleum. They're formed in atmospheres and bacteria are known to feed on them. There's no way the stuff could lead to petroleum as bacteria would've gobbled them up. There's no way it could've accounted for the billions of gallons of oil we've found.<BR/><BR/>What has water on Mars to do with this argument? <BR/><BR/>No. There is NO evidence that oil is abiotic. It's an unfounded idea proposed by a bunch of crazy Russian geologists. I read one of the papers on the subject and it was one of the most unprofessional papers I've ever read. <BR/><BR/>All current oil reserves have a biological origin and the abiotic hypothesis has failed to result in one single find.<BR/><BR/>It's a crackpot idea.DEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266406676643270732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8902921887068783713.post-82444862405949980982008-07-16T17:31:00.000-07:002008-07-16T17:31:00.000-07:00I must say, You DON'T KNOW 100% whether petro sour...I must say, You DON'T KNOW 100% whether petro sources are abiotic or not!!!!<BR/><BR/>You DON'T know, because no one does. There's precedent for it - possibly even within our own solar system; the Huygens probe crashed into oceans of hydrocarbons a few years back on one of Saturn's moons, AND they are finding more water on Mars than they dreamed could be there.<BR/><BR/>It is possible that geologic forces create oil. It's not impossible, nor has it never been disproven adequately.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that Peak Oil isn't dominating our reality gloss right now, or even doubting the validity of it, but I must point out, it's not necessarily a "thick" position to take. Peak Oil is more about extraction/refinery capacity.<BR/><BR/>You gots to think in probabilities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113232559898747133noreply@blogger.com