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		steffan on April 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve? They're not literal barrels. It's a unit of measure equalling 42 U.S. gallons

olliej on April 4, 2020 [–]

Derp - i assume they’re in large containing tanks - but the question was more “what happens in the mine if some of the oil does ignite?

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