Superbolts

But in rare cases, lightning beats ice (it’s just water) and is beaten by fire because heat increases resistance to electricity (at least in metals; in air, heat decreases resistance, so fire will make lightning stronger…?).

The Top Ten

• Air/wind. Air control is the most strongest element there is.
• Fire. Fire is a really strong element and this sounds brutal but you can burn down bad people’s houses and burn people you don’t like.
• Lightning.
• Ice/frost.
• Earth.
• Water.
• Darkness/shadow.
• Magic.

For millennia, many civilizations thought that earth, air, fire, and water were the primary forces—the elements—of nature. Now, through new knowledge of how the world works, science has led us to realize that humanity itself has its own elemental power. But humanity is a tectonic force, too. …

In addition, some research suggests that known primary metal supplies will be exhausted within about 50 years. Here we present an analysis of global metal reserves that suggests that primary metal supplies will not run out on this timescale.

While our planet as a whole may never run out of water, it’s important to remember that clean freshwater is not always available where and when humans need it. In fact, half of the world’s freshwater can be found in only six countries. Also, every drop of water that we use continues through the water cycle.

Yes, sadly, the Earth will eventually run out of oxygen — but not for a long time. According to New Scientist, oxygen comprises about 21 percent of Earth’s atmosphere. That robust concentration allows for large and complex organisms to live and thrive on our planet.

Plants. Like trees, plants feed us and give us the oxygen we breathe—and if they were to run out, humans and animals would starve and suffocate. According to New Scientist, oxygen would remain in the atmosphere for quite a while, but we would run out of food long before we’d run out of air.

At our current consumption rate of about 20 million barrels a day, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would last only 36 days if we were faced with a situation where the oil had to be released all at once (however, only 4.4 million barrels a day can be withdrawn, extending our supply to 165 days).

The best crude oil in the world is found in Malaysia. “Tapis, the Malaysian crude benchmark traded in Singapore, has for a long time held the title of the world’s most expensive grade.

In 2020, Canada was the source of 52% of U.S. total gross petroleum imports and 61% of gross crude oil imports.

• The top five sources of U.S. total petroleum (including crude oil) imports by share of total petroleum imports in 2020 were.
• Canada52%
• Mexico11%
• Russia7%
• Saudi Arabia7%
• Colombia4%

Deprived of Venezuela oil US imports of Russian oil averaged 538,000 b/d in 2020 from 520,000 b/d in 2019 and their highest since 2011 when they averaged 624,000 b/d, according to the EIA. The EIA data shows the US has imported more oil from Russia than Saudi for at least six consecutive months to January 2021.

In total energy consumption, the US was between 86% and 91% self-sufficient in 2016. In November 2019, the United States became a net exporter of all oil products, including both refined petroleum products and crude oil.

Examples of major U.S. oil companies are Chevron and ExxonMobil. Three types of companies supply crude oil to the global oil market.