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Native peoples, particularly those in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, used whale oil for various purposes, including lighting lamps, cooking, and as a lubricant. They harvested oil from baleen whales, such as bowhead whales, by processing the blubber through boiling or rendering. The oil was also integral to their cultural and spiritual practices, as well as a vital source of nutrition during harsh winters.
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What new use for whale oil found in the 1900s?
Whale oil was used for lamps. This is was very popular because whale oil was brighter and did not smell.
What new use was whale oil used in the 1900s?
Whale oil was used for lamps. This is was very popular because whale oil was brighter and did not smell.
What new use for whale oil was found in the 1900's?
Whale oil was used for lamps. This is was very popular because whale oil was brighter and did not smell.
What is whaling used for?
When a whale is hunted, its meat is used for food. Occasionally, people will use the whale's blubber for oil.
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.
How do you make blocks of ice sticks together when you build a house in the north pole?
the natives use whale semen
What are whale oil?
Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s that were lit with whale oil. (: Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s lit by whale oil. who ever wrote that sucks
What are whale oil lamps?
Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s that were lit with whale oil. (: Whale oil lamps are lamps from the 1800s lit by whale oil. who ever wrote that sucks
How was candles made from whale oil?
Whale oil is thicker than the normal oil which we use in our daily life. It is more denser than simple oil. It is like gum and can be dried to make candles.
Why did people use oil from whales?
The primary use for whale oil was for fuel in oil lamps. (This was made obsolete with the invention of electricity and electric lamps.)
Can you get whale oil from whales without killing the whale?
No, it is not possible to obtain whale oil from whales without killing them. Whale oil is typically extracted from the blubber of whales after they have been killed for that purpose. Efforts are being made to promote sustainable alternatives to whale oil.
What did people use for fuel in the stone age?
Whale oil, wood, & coal.
