History of oil
“Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy.” Thus said the associates of Edwin L. Drake, refusing his suggestion to drill for oil in 1859. In that same year his 69-foot-deep oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania delivered 15 barrels of oil per day.
Edwin Drake did not discover oil. Oil has been used in many places around the world since ancient times. Drake did, however, start the oil rush, a market which today is worth more in futures than it’s actual value. (A barrel of oil is traded some 27 times before it reaches its destination.) None – actual or futures – from which Drake would benefit; he died penniless in 1880. Neither would he be called The father of oil. That title went to Major Frank Holmes, the colorful New Zealander who established the first oil industries of the Middle East. Read more…
Did you know? video 4
Are you ready for the future? That is what educators Karl Fisch and Dr. Scott McLeod asked when they launched their first presentation of the “Did you know? Shift Happens” series of videos in 2006. Since, more than 30 million people have seen the videos, fascinated by the facts and figures about the fast changing media world and left thinking how the new world might influence us.
Did you know? 4.0, released in September 2009, presents some jaw-dropping statistics. Nokia produces 13 phones per second. More video material was uploaded to YouTube in 2 months in 2009 than if all the major US television networks have been airing new content continually since 1948. Credit for research on this video is given to Laura Bestler. Watch now. Know now! Read more…
Did you know? video 3
There are hundreds of “Did you know?” videos – many of which you can view on the didyouknow magnify channel. The most watched of those were produced by Xplane, a bunch of clever guys that used moving image media very effectively to explain how quickly the world of media changes. The “Did you know? Shift Happens” video series originated from the excellent project by educators Karl Fisch and Dr. Scott McLeod.
The video is food for thought. Watch it and consider your own position in the world at this moment. Are you moving with the times? Read more…
Did you know? video
“Did you know?” Say the phrase and you will catch an ear. It is one of the most used phrases in any language. And one of the most watched series of radio snippets and videos. The first-mentioned was one of the world’s most syndicated radio prep shows, supplied by the producer of the didyouknow web site, the partner to didyouknow.tv (about). The “Did you know?” series of videos, produced equally marvelously by xplane, has been watched millions of times on their YouTube channel. The videos are thought-provoking; fun and serious at the same time. Simple but effective. Simply “Did you know?” Read more…
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