An interesting list of 144 items (out of a much larger list of 6,000)

A short excerpt  of the 144 items from this website:

Ink, Floor Wax, Ballpoint Pens, Football Cleats, Upholstery, Sweaters, Boats, Bicycle Tires, Sports Car Bodies, Fishing lures, Dresses, Tires, Dishwasher parts, Tool Boxes, Motorcycle Helmet, Caulking, Petroleum Jelly, Transparent Tape, Faucet Washers, Antiseptics, Clothesline, Curtains, Soap, Vitamin Capsules, Antihistamines, Cortisone, Deodorant, Footballs, Putty, Life Jackets, Rubbing Alcohol, Skis, Electrician's Tape, Tool Racks, Mops, Roofing, Toilet Seats, Fishing Rods, Ice Cube Trays, Electric Blankets, Glycerin, Nylon Rope, Candles, Trash Bags, House Paint, Water Pipes, Hand Lotion, Roller Skates, Surf Boards, Shampoo, Paint Rollers, Shower Curtains, Guitar Strings, Luggage, Aspirin, Safety Glasses, Antifreeze, Football Helmets, Awnings, Eyeglasses, Clothes, Toothbrushes, Ice Chests, Footballs, Combs, CD's & DVD's, Paint Brushes, Detergents, Balloons, Sun Glasses, Tents, Heart Valves, Crayons, Parachutes, Telephones, Pillows, Dishes, Artificial limbs, Bandages, Dentures, Model Cars, Folding Doors, Hair Curlers, Cold cream, Movie film, Soft Contact lenses, Drinking Cups, Fan Belts, Car Enamel, Shaving Cream, Ammonia, Refrigerators, Golf Balls, Toothpaste

Can you guess the common denominator with all of these items? From the website again:

A partial list of products made from Petroleum (144 of 6000 items)
One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:

Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of oil and more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each! But, as shown here petroleum is not just used for fuel.

I find it odd that there are people out there who labor under the delusion that petrolium is evil and we must stop using it. Fools!