Posts tagged ‘Real Lemon Juice’

The Miracle of Gas Prices

I have written before about how amazing it is that gasoline can be delivered to your car so cheaply.  The investments, the technological complexity, the distances covered, the molecular-level processing necessary, the density of retail distributions establishments -- they are all simply staggering.

I hate to steal this in full from Mark Perry, who has an awesome blog, but he has a list of the price per gallon of other liquids you buy.  Think about the complexity of, say, orange juice as opposed to gasoline.

Product Cost Per Gallon
HP Printer Ink $4,500
Nyquil $107.52
Premium Vodka $76.80
Honey $46.72
Hair Gel $44.80
Pancake Syrup $32.26
Red Bull $28.00
Windex $23.81
Real Lemon Juice $22.91
Soy Sauce $22.66
Chicken Noodle Soup $21.25
Mouthwash $19.65
Tide Laundry Detergent $18.18
Dawn Dish Detergent $17.92
Craft Beer $17.78
Mustard $17.41
Mayonnaise $17.02
409 Cleaner $16.64
Ranch Dressing $16.00
Half and Half Cream $15.87
Shampoo $15.36
Spaghetti Sauce $14.59
Ketchup $13.95
Vegetable Oil $13.44
Orange Juice $11.69
V-8 $10.37
Tomato Juice $9.47
Juicy Juice $8.83
Cranberry Juice $7.94
Soy Milk $6.66
Gatorade $6.53
Apple Juice $6.00
Iced Tea $5.89
Ammonia $4.10
Milk $4.00
Pepsi $3.71
Vinegar $3.07
Sparkling Water $2.94
Gasoline $2.05