On 04/18/2016 09:15 PM, drlegendre . wrote: > "What's the going price per gallon of sperm whale oil?" > > Unless the Braycote products are directly interchangeable with Sperm > Whale oil, how is your comparison even remotely relevant? > > They are rendered from entirely different sources. Whale oil is a > natural, animal-derived product that pretty much went out with the > depletion of the resources (and finally, international treaties). > P/TFE and MoS2 were formulated in industrial laboratories, and to > this day, are turned out by industrial processes. > > Am I incorrect?
No, just pointing out that there *are* other oils with very high price tags--and in years past, could be purchased by the gallon. ISTR that the antique clock folks still hoard whale oil. --Chuck
