Where oil comes from

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) asked Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu (Nobel Prize, Physics) "I have one simple question for you in the last six seconds. How did all the oil and gas get to Alaska and under the Arctic Ocean?"

Rep. Burton was apparently puzzled by the answer, understandably so, since it's a little more complex than a six second answer. Still, I think NASA does a pretty good job in this 2:42 second video. Hope this clears things up for you, Mr. Burton!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• burton
• chu
• oil
• plate
• continental drift
• fossils

[junilwoo]

LOL this video was meant for Burton! I can imagine the look of wonder and amazement on that man's face as he watches.

[AvidiaNirvana]

@MrAnders9000 LOL

[TalonWolf]

@MrAnders9000 Satan did it. Duh! =)

[MrAnders9000]

hmmm.. but, how can the oil be over billions of years old, when the Bible says the Earth was created 6000 years ago?

[willparadigm]

"ek-specially"? Get a brain.

[TRUMPHENT]

Barton has inadequate comprehension to benefit from this video. He reminds me of the characters in old TV series like Green Acres and Petticoat Junction.