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Sperm oil comes from sperm whales, they are an endangered species. Besides the oil was not used so much for cooking as for lighting.
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Why does NASA still use whale oil on the Hubble telescope?
Oil from the sperm whale does not gel up in freezing temps like petrochemical oil does.
Is lip gloss made out of fish scales or whale sperm?
Lip gloss is made out of neither. It's acctually made out of jobala oil which comes from the jobala plant not fish scales or whale sperm. However it used to be made out of oil (blubber) from the sperm whale's head. But they didn't use whale sperm.
What is something you use today that is from ancient Greece?
olive oil
How do you use oil today?
to transform it into gas for fuel or to use grills and cooking porpuses
What products come from whales?
The sperm whale was hunted almost to extinction for its oil. Whale oil was used to light lamps, and thus there was always a great demand for it -- people needed it the way they need electricity today.
What whale has the best lubricating oil?
Sperm whale, specifically the spermacetti of the Sperm Whale.
Can you use 15w40 motor oil in your pt cruiser?
Yes, I used it today.
What is a good substitute for tanning oil?
baby oil or melted butter (:
What is one major way coal is used today?
We use coal 4 oil. we get half of our oil from California wells. Over 50 % of the oil we use, in the entire US comes from the outdoors
What is main source of energy that you use today?
For electricity it is still coal, for transport it is oil
Is coconut oil sperm friendly?
yes, it's even used as sperm expander in artificial insemination
What animal is is hunted for its oil and ambergris?
Sperm whales
