In the New York Times: Looks like a supercool liquid (like paraffin [what British call paraffin is "kerosine" in the US, where paraffin is a petroleum wax] and glass - Mr. Wizard ca. 1960?) I've always wondered what this looked like and the fascination it holds. From Montauk Point, found years ago, it's ambergris? Or some early petroleum-related process from Fishers Island, part of Suffolk County, Long Island, nearer to the state of Connecticut however, where petroleum "jelly" was made in the early 20th century? (revised 19 December 2006)
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