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From the 1860s to the mid-19th century, there was the first industrial revolution in human history; from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, there was a second industrial revolution in human history; and from the mid-20th century to the present, there have been three industrial revolutions in human history. Although the opportunities for each industrial revolution are not the same, they almost all play an important role in promoting the development of human society.
In recalling these three industrial revolutions, in addition to admiring the wisdom of our predecessors, we are also grateful for the various natural resources that have helped mankind. Without the help of these energies, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for human beings to fulfill the dream of the Industrial Revolution.
However, among these energy sources, the changes in oil resources in recent years are very puzzling. For example, we all know that oil itself is obviously a non-renewable resource, but why is oil not only not less, but "more and more"?
Industrial Revolution theme drawing
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="82" > the importance of resources</h1>
We all know that the main cause of the First and Second World Wars was the uneven socio-economic development of the capitalist countries and the gradual transformation of the emerging capitalist countries into imperialism.
In addition, the competition for energy in various countries is also an important reason for the outbreak of war. Even in this day and age, wars over oil still exist, and the importance of resources is obvious.
Based on our knowledge of oil resources, this energy source is non-renewable in nature, so it seems understandable that various countries have been in conflict as a result. But in fact, in addition to non-renewable, the importance of petroleum resources is also reflected in the following aspects.
Oil resources are vital to the country
The first is to promote socio-economic development, which need not be said. Like many countries in the Middle East, the overall development rate is relatively slow before the discovery of oil resources; after the discovery of oil resources, the national economy is developing at a high speed, and its speed is breathtaking.
The second is to enhance the overall strength of the country, to know that today's oil and various chemical products of petroleum have been integrated into all aspects of our lives, and have long been limited to serving the war.
Under such a premise, as long as a country has sufficient oil resources, it will certainly not be constrained by other countries in the subsequent development.
Oil extraction machines
Finally, the help of oil resources to improve the environment, many people are difficult to understand this, after all, the process of resource exploration itself is easy to cause damage to the natural environment, how can it play any help?
In fact, this view mainly comes from the fact that people used to exploit immature technology, which led to environmental pollution. But if, in the subsequent mining process, we can improve the mining technology, then the possibility of realizing this idea will naturally increase indefinitely.
Taking desert resources as an example, when humans exploit the natural resources stored in the desert, nature can naturally improve the desert environment. Although such improvement projects are still in the envisioned stage, they will one day become a reality in the future.
Oil extraction can also improve the environment
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="89" > how resources are formed</h1>
In fact, to understand that petroleum resources are obviously non-renewable resources, but the more problems they use, we can first understand how resources are formed. In the current academic community, there have always been two different voices questioning the formation of oil.
One is the organic formation theory, and the other is the inorganic formation theory. Organic formation means that the oil itself is formed by the corpses of various animals and plants buried in the soil, reacts with organic matter over time, and then forms in a specific natural environment.
Petroleum Organic Theory
The meaning of inorganic formation is that oil is formed through the chemical cooperation of inorganic carbon and hydrogen in petroleum. Influenced by mainstream thinking, we have always been more supportive of organic formation.
However, when scientists detected the hydrocarbon composition of oil and the chemical equation of inorganic formation of petroleum in the laboratory, many people were very confused. How exactly is oil formed?
No one seems to be able to give a specific answer. In fact, perhaps both ways of thinking are correct, but with the progress of human technological civilization, we have more and more possibilities of discovering the formation of oil.
Underground oil situation
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="93" why is > oil used more and more? </h1>
The law of medium-sized curves of mineral resources
Since the hydrocarbon molecules in oil are valid for the chemical equation of inorganic formation of petroleum, is there an element of human intervention in the case of more and more oil being used? The answer is no.
In fact, all natural resources in nature are inseparable from the law of the medium curve of mineral resources, also known as hubble peak and peak oil theory. The gist of it is that non-renewable resources like oil will reach their highest points in any region.
When the highest point is reached, the region's oil production will inevitably decline. For example, when we go to work every day and take the subway, people crowd into the subway at a certain platform.
Oil resource curve
But the capacity of the subway is limited after all, so after reaching a certain limit, it can no longer enter people, and the same is true for oil. However, there are two different differences in these two comparative examples, one of which is that oil wells provide resources to the outside world, while subways absorb personnel inward;
Second: after the subway reaches the next platform, someone gets off the train, someone gets on the train, and the basic number remains the same for a certain period of time. But after the peak of oil production, it can only gradually decrease.
METRO GIF
Changes in human cognition
So why in the development process of recent years, there will be more and more oil resources. For a long time, many scientists were convinced that oil resources would be used less and less, and eventually dried up.
In this way, is reality completely inconsistent with the speculation of scientists? Not only that, but what is the explanation for the fact that from 1985 to the present, the amount of oil stored worldwide has more than doubled compared to before, and the amount is still rising?
In fact, the problem is very simple, that is, the total amount of oil is unchanged, but human cognition is constantly changing. Before 1985, the oil resources we humans explored were roughly constant.
Oil Depletion Theme Design Drawing
Scientists speculate that resources will become less and less until they are depleted, mainly from this amount and the rate of human consumption. Just like when answering a question, two variables are determined, then the final answer is also determined.
But over time, when both variables change to a certain extent, then the final answer will naturally change. The first is the change in quantity, with the continuous development and progress of human science and technology, human exploration technology and mining technology are becoming more and more advanced.
After the discovery of oil resources that were not once discovered, the overall amount of oil naturally appears to be increasing, and the amount that can be extracted naturally becomes more and more. Not only that, but the development of shale oil technology in the United States has also increased the amount of oil in disguise.
The united states has developed technology for shale oil extraction
Before this technology matured, oil shale was not counted in oil reserves. But now that this technology is maturing, the proven total amount of oil will change.
Under such circumstances, it would be completely wrong for us humans to continue to use our previous knowledge to understand what scientists say. The second is that the rate at which people use oil has changed.
In the speculation of scientists, due to the demand for oil and the progress of industry, the speed of human use will only continue to accelerate over time. But in fact, after understanding the oil crisis, all countries are consciously controlling the use of oil.
On the one hand, they reduce the consumption of oil, on the other hand, they encourage the research and development of new energy sources, replace the important position of oil resources, and weaken the influence of oil resources, which has changed the rate of oil consumption.
Countries are controlling the rate of oil extraction
It is precisely because both variables have changed that people will have the illusion that oil is used more and more. In fact, in response to the problem that oil will be less and less, we have to look at it from another perspective.
From this perspective, one of the variables of the oil problem is the sum of all the petroleum resources known and unknown to mankind in the Earth's environment; the other variable is the different speeds at which oil is used at different stages of human development in the future development process.
Only then can we really find the answer to the question. At the end of the day, oil isn't getting more and more, it's just that we're discovering more and more, we're mining more, we're converting more and more.
If we don't know how to cherish this natural resource and don't want to solve this problem, then one day in the future, oil resources may really face a real state of depletion.
There are many uses for oil
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the future development of oil</h1>
The time of human use of oil is actually very early, taking our country as an example, as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a written record of the use of petroleum resources. It's just that at that time, people didn't know what this substance was.
Not only that, Ban Gu recorded in the Book of Han: "Gao Nu has water that can be burned", but why the water can be burned, Ban Gu can not explain at all. In modern times, the time for our country to develop oil is much slower than that of other countries.
When the United States on the other side of the Pacific already has a sufficiently complete oil industry system, our country is still in the exploration stage. Fortunately, after decades of unremitting efforts, it finally caught up and became one of today's oil powers.
As long as we continue to adhere to development, then the future use of petroleum resources will certainly be more scientific and more efficient. In addition, in fact, as far as natural resources such as oil are concerned, we should actually put forward bolder ideas.
Human oil extraction technology has been constantly improving
We all know that in this day and age, countries are looking for new sources of energy that can replace oil. Not only to slow down the loss of oil itself, but also to have better options.
Just as oil did not completely disappear after replacing coal, it is absolutely beneficial to national development. But on this basis, what if we can still develop artificial oil? Isn't that another layer of security?
To know that the chemical equation of oil inorganic formation has been deduced, the next step is to gradually turn the equation into reality, and through the equation to continue experimental exploration and research. Perhaps such an idea seems too whimsical to many people, but human beings themselves are creatures that create miracles, so why should we not expect it?
At present, countries are looking for new energy sources that can replace oil
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="114" > conclusion</h1>
The claim that oil has not become less but more is a misjudgment due to the limitations of human cognition. At present, there is naturally no possibility of "more and more use" of non-renewable resources like this.
But as long as we insist on scientific exploration, it may be possible to turn this idea into reality in the future. Since modern humans began to use oil, human beings have been deeply aware of the importance of oil, and even compared it to the blood of industry.
Without oil, it's hard to imagine what the world would be like. In addition to the fact that all the fuel-consuming cars on the street will lose their power, even our daily lives will be affected.
Not only that, during the first industrial revolution, the use of coal resources had a great impact on the natural environment, and we cannot make the same mistake in the use of oil resources.
Oil cannot be used more and more