The Last DROP Of Gasoline!

What The If? by What The If?

May 9, 202600:42:30Science & Medicine

Listener Helina asks: what the if we just pumped the last drop of gasoline? The answer goes well beyond empty parking lots and quiet highways. Along the way there's some chemistry, some geology, a detour through ancient...

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