Oil Standard
This is an interesting Firefox plugin I found..
Oil Standard is a web browser plug-in that converts all prices from U.S. Dollars into the equivalent value in barrels of crude oil.
When you load a web page, the script seamlessly inserts converted prices into the page. As the cost of oil fluctuates on the commodities exchange, prices rise and fall in real-time.
I just tried it with Amazon and its a pretty “fun” script. The price of a PSP is 3.97 barrels of oil while a new Macbook Pro will set you back 39.77 barrels. We should use this standard here in Kuwait, everyone could walk around paying in oil! [Link]
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Mar 16, 2006
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6 Comments, add your own...
1. Yazeed | March 16th, 2006 at 11:04 am
omg, imaganie if we could actually do that
i mean 40 barrels of oil doesnt cost $2000 to produce, we should get paid by oil barrels!!!!!!
2. Yazeed | March 16th, 2006 at 11:04 am
*imagine
3. Marzouq | March 16th, 2006 at 11:06 am
that would be sooo sick!! I think Im going to take my friend’s pick up truck later in the night go over to Mina Abdulla and help myself to some crude oil! lol
4. Mark | March 16th, 2006 at 11:10 am
lol get me some! Btw Yazeed the script just added (31.81 Barrels Oil) next to your $2000 :)
5. Yazeed | March 16th, 2006 at 11:15 am
oollla
a while ago it was 39.77 barrels now is 31.81
we need to get paid in barrels
sell it outside the country, bring back the foreign currency, convert it to dinars, and everybody will be happy (untill it drops again!!)
i am just waiting for this day to come, the day when what americans think about us and oil will finally become true
6. Yazeed | March 16th, 2006 at 11:16 am
my bad about the first two line of my comment, still thinking of when can i get my mac book :)
i thought u reffered to the price of the mac book not my earlier comment :)
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