Works great for those pesky hookers, too......
I agree. As a kid I would just drain the oil in the ditch, but times have changed. I'm not a tree hugger by any means, but it just makes sense to me that pouring in the ground isn't a good idea.
I don't get it. Explain.
Oil formation began in the sea, via the decomposition of oceanic organic matter known as plankton. The "dead dinosaurs" trope was put to bed many moons ago.
Precision squirts of used engine oil worked very well to prevent any plant growth around fence posts. It's easy to envision a similar effectiveness if used to prevent insect infestations.
OMG. We used to do this in a gravel patch right beside the driveway. That house is probably a superfund site now. We used to do a lot of stupid things now that I think about it.I recycle mine at the county's site, but growing up my dad used this method, published in Popular Mechanics in the 1960's
Little bit of truth in all of this. Radioactive waste is like petroleum products. I worked in that biz for about 10 years. It gets refined like oil, then becomes more toxic, like oil. Some natural radioactive elements are harmful as they are found in nature in some locations, but over a long period of time usually. Like some oil waste, when we're done with it, we put it back in the ground to keep it away from us. Again, bobbing and weaving to stay away from the toxic stuff the earth has.
Except the half life of motor oil and radioactive waste is very different. Personally, I try not to pollute. But, in my youth, going out behind the shed, and pouring out the oil wasn't unheard of. It never stopped the weeds and grass from growing in that area.
The "half life" of radioactive elements is all over the map. Some are measured in milliseconds, some in decades or more. Hiroshima is a thriving metropolis today because the half life of most of the harmful elements has long passed or dissipated.
It did, however, do a great job in dust reduction on limestone graveled roads out in the country.
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