5. At 88,000,000 Barrels Per Day....
• As of today (5-11-2011) global oil consumption
is around 88 million barrels per day. Those 42-
gallon barrels could fill 67,200,000 steel drums.
Since 55-gallon steel drums are 3 feet tall, how
many miles long would those 67.2 million drums
be if we laid them end to end? 38,182 miles.
That enough 55-gallon steel drums to encircle
the earth 1 1/2 times each day. The
circumference of the earth at the equator is
24,901 miles. In one year you could encircle the
earth 560 times.
6. Here's how you do the math:
• An oil barrel is 42 gallons
A 55 gallon steel drum is 3 feet tall by 22 inches wide
A mile is 5,280 feet
The circumference of the earth is 24,901 miles
The speed of sound (Mach 1) is 768mph
(88,000,000 x 42gal) / 55gal = 67,200,000 steel drums
(67,200,000 x 3ft) / 5,280 = 38,182 miles long
38,182 / 24,901 = 1.53 or 1 1/2 time around the earth
each day
(38,182 miles x 365days) / 24,901 = 560 times around
the earth each year.
