Or wonder whether they are pretty much the same as the oil drops that volunteered for the original experiment.

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"Companies like Cairn and BP are desperate to pursue the last drops of oil on Earth, even if that means risking our environment and climate in the process, " Greenpeace said on its website.

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Even after making these adjustments, however, the olive-oil group showed statistically significant drops in heart-disease risk.

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The churro guy pushes the sweet dough into its signature rocket shape before his partner in crime drops them into bubbling oil, stuffs them into a paper bag and tops them with crunchy sugar.

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For example, there have been big drops in key industrial commodities like copper and oil.

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Massive oil spills and bracing 1, 000-point intraday drops in the Dow Jones industrial average (like the one notched earlier this month) don't exactly help either.

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As the dollar drops, stock and commodities jump, but spiking oil will be slightly delayed before translating into skyrocketing gas prices.

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