Chapter XLIV: Passing Gas
As of 5:00 PM Eastern, May 14th, 2006, the average price of gasoline in California was $3.24 per gallon. This is an increase of $0.76 from the same date in 2005, and $1.76 from the same date in 2000. Those of you with SUVs undoubtedly feel that this is a terrible injustice, perhaps even a crime against humanity. However, being the eternal optimist that I am (and not having a car), I choose to look on the bright side.
If you think about it, $3.24 really isn't so bad! Applying some simple calculation to readily available data, I compiled the following list of what it would cost if your car ran on...
Diet Snapple - $10.32 per gallon.
Evian mineral water - $21.19 per gallon.
Heineken: $48.00 per gallon.
Cherry-flavored Nyquil: $146.99 per gallon.
Dell black photo ink: $5,787.23 per gallon.
Chanel No. 5: $48,640.00 per gallon (+shipping).
Molten gold: $87,178.03 per gallon (as of 11:20 Eastern, May 14, 2006)
1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux wine from the estate of Thomas Jefferson: $35,627,405.10 per gallon.
In fact, the only liquid cheaper than crude oil is seawater. So quit bitchin'.
6 comments:
milk is cheaper.
The current price of crude oil on NYMEX is $71.93 per barrel, or $1.71 per gallon.
The average retail price of 2% reduced fat milk in the USA for 2006 is $3.15.
$3.15 > $1.71.
Let's try this again.
Wholesale water
This is a blog, not a peer-reviewed journal. You can stop trying to "prove me wrong."
Besides, your so-called wholesale water is clearly listed as 'obsolete' and not available for purchase. The historical average for crude oil is less then $39 per barrel anyways ($0.93/gal).
i was going to go at lengths about comparing crude oil with retail milk but a minute's worth of research revealed the following 2004 prices:
http://www.thewatt.com/article1123.html
ahhh yes Jer, the rest are cheaper per gallon but, concider this, you do not buy these other things 15-20 gallons at a time, each week. but...yes i am driving an SUV and hating myself for it. call me or whatever IM if you must let's catch up.
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