Did you know how many gallons are in a barrel of oil?

[richardycc]

just found out a barrel of oil only has 42 US gallon few days ago..am I the only one that didn't know that??

 

[mugs]

yes

 

[SlitheryDee]

I knew it wasn't 55, but I never bothered to look up how much. Well I guess I learned something today.

 

[JJChicken]

I always knew it was 42.

 

[miketheidiot]

I thought all barrels were 42 gallons. Am i retarded?

Originally posted by: Barack Obama
I always knew it was 42.

Barack Obama
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congrats on 1000 posts

 

[misle]

Ah ha! We have the question to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything!

Should have figured it had something to do with oil.

 

[0roo0roo]

err...its more complicated than that. its a measurement that has nothing to do with the actual containers, and is historical. and can mean energy equivalent of such a barrel of crude oil.

 

[intogamer]

1 Barrel of crude oil refined to gasonline = 30~ gallons

 

[yhelothar]

YES I totally knew that...
you guys are total dumbasses if you didn't know
olololol!!!!1!1

 

[kranky]

And why is "barrel" abbreviated as "bbl"? There's only one "b" in barrel.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: kranky
And why is "barrel" abbreviated as "bbl"? There's only one "b" in barrel.

The guy who picked the abbreviation had a little bit of a problem with stuttering.
Bah Bah Bah Barrel!