Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Quality Information Publishers, Inc.
• Run Time: 22 minutes
• ASIN: B001DIAK0I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,261 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Inside Story of Modern Gasoline is a cute educational video from the 1940s about how automobiles convert gasoline into energy, and crude oil refining. The film follows animated (and personified) droplets of gas as they travel through the engine. While explaining how an engine works, the film treats viewers to vintage automobiles, gas stations, and oil refineries. Entertainingly informative, the chemistry of engine processes are broken down with a mixture of wacky dated scientists and animated molecules flying around. Simple chemistry, shown by basic chemistry animations, help get across the complex processes. Gasoline is important, but a detailed examination of oil and engine lubricant is also looked at closely. Nice shots of old gasoline engines, old engine parts, and oil refineries are included. Finally, gasoline and oil's calibration for optimum performance is explored, including lab vapor tests and corrosive testing. The Inside Story of Modern Gasoline works as a fun and interesting film, with a blend of useful information and amusing dated effects.