# Synthetic Oil-Yes/No

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthetic-oil-yes-no/389081>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 23, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthetic-oil-yes-no/389081 "2007-01-23T13:24:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![mnjhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mnjhawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnjhawk)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthetic-oil-yes-no/389081/21 "2007-01-24T05:24:46Z")

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I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of a better irony than the term “synthetic oil.”

The firehouse burning down is a close second.

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