Is this a reflection of gas prices being high or milk being cheaper in these states?
spartamus on
Would be helpful to know the gas and milk prices by state.
I suspect the Midwest states have cheap milk and California has expensive gas.
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girch7 on
Michigan is because of the taxes we pay for our gas. They keep upping them and Roads are still shut
MeatierShowa on
By Volume, By Mass, By Energy Delivered, By Utility? WTF even is this shit.
StepUpYourPuppyGame on
Well that’s an easy solution. Just drink the gas then.
gabsteriinalol on
Here is a bit more of a breakdown on how much more gas costs than milk per gallon in each red state on the map (on average)-
California: $0.10
Indiana: $0.56
Michigan: $0.43
Ohio: $0.32
Semirhage527 on
It’s not crazy to me that milk would be cheaper than something that has to be drilled from deep inside the earth and then processed before it’s usable…
My dairy on the other hand just milks some cows wandering their field, runs it through a tank on site and it’s bottled within a few hours.
yoolers_number on
How is this useful? Genuinely curious.
Fucky0uthatswhy on
I feel like we’re pretty damn close in Florida. I got milk for right at $3 yesterday, and gas is like 2.80
parcel_of_papers on
Obvious arbitrage opportunity
superstevo78 on
it should cost more than milk. it is way more useful
AshMaster11 on
Looks like I can get a gallon of 2% milk in Cincinnati for 2.49. Gas has been hovering around 2.75 for regular, and $4 for premium.
Old-butt-new on
No way washington state is that way unless the rural areas significantly bring down the average for gas. but thats the best part of data like this. some things shock you and make you think
? A gallon of milk where I live (south FL) is $2. Gas is $2.80-something per gallon. I have family living across the state and gas is similarly priced
ColonelBoomer on
Graph is wrong because gas costs more in Illinois than milk. Milk is $2.10 and gas is between $2.45 in the rural country and $2.70 in a city.
_Romula_ on
Instructions unclear, filled my car with milk
skunkachunks on
Finally my milk powered automobile will rule the world!
The world = CA and the upper Midwest
Bubmack on
I’m always amazed at how cheap milk is
LuigiSalutati on
Why are these things compared
mysterysciencekitten on
Many liquids you buy are more expensive than gas. Gas is a steal compared to many other liquids.
To get gas to your vehicle requires expensive machines to find drilling sites, more expensive machines to drill, storage facilities for the oil, transportation of the oil to a refinery, multi step processing at the refinery, more transportation to a regional storage facility, more storage, transportation by truck to a gas station, then more equipment to put it in your vehicle. Thousands and thousands of people are involved.
Yet gas is typically cheaper, by weight, than almost any liquid you buy. For example, seltzer is more expensive by weight than gas.
If the oil companies can sell gas at a price cheaper than seltzer, and still make giant profits from it, why is seltzer, for example, so expensive?
jtclark1107 on
edit. Nevermind. I misread it.
PJKenobi on
Hawaii is not on this list only because while gas is 5 bucks a gallon. Milk is 8 bucks a gallon.
app4that on
Was very surprised as a New Yorker driving down south years ago and stopping off in the Carolinas at a Walmart to pick up milk, ($6+ a gallon for the store brand) and it was then that I realized that New York milk prices are kept low by law (still about $3.75 a gallon or so here) while many other states have no such restrictions. Hence, the milk vs. gas price may not be the best depiction of where gas prices are high, especially if milk prices are also high.
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And yet in Ohio I pay extra to legally drive my hybrid. I guess we should start looking into milk-powered locomotion?
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Now do one for states where milk is cheaper than gas.
https://preview.redd.it/viu903x4qvhg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=58844c41f0ecba00700dc54c7016c8125fca38ad
-1 comment is odd.
And? So? Maybe milk is cheaper.
Is this a reflection of gas prices being high or milk being cheaper in these states?
Would be helpful to know the gas and milk prices by state.
I suspect the Midwest states have cheap milk and California has expensive gas.
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Michigan is because of the taxes we pay for our gas. They keep upping them and Roads are still shut
By Volume, By Mass, By Energy Delivered, By Utility? WTF even is this shit.
Well that’s an easy solution. Just drink the gas then.
Here is a bit more of a breakdown on how much more gas costs than milk per gallon in each red state on the map (on average)-
California: $0.10
Indiana: $0.56
Michigan: $0.43
Ohio: $0.32
It’s not crazy to me that milk would be cheaper than something that has to be drilled from deep inside the earth and then processed before it’s usable…
My dairy on the other hand just milks some cows wandering their field, runs it through a tank on site and it’s bottled within a few hours.
How is this useful? Genuinely curious.
I feel like we’re pretty damn close in Florida. I got milk for right at $3 yesterday, and gas is like 2.80
Obvious arbitrage opportunity
it should cost more than milk. it is way more useful
Looks like I can get a gallon of 2% milk in Cincinnati for 2.49. Gas has been hovering around 2.75 for regular, and $4 for premium.
No way washington state is that way unless the rural areas significantly bring down the average for gas. but thats the best part of data like this. some things shock you and make you think
Shocked Pennsylvania isn’t highlighted
That…. Isn’t the case everywhere?
How the heck is gas cheaper than milk in Hawaii?
[Gasoline Still Inexplicably Cheaper Than Milk](https://theonion.com/gasoline-still-inexplicably-cheaper-than-milk-1819564787/)
My god its been 28 years…
? A gallon of milk where I live (south FL) is $2. Gas is $2.80-something per gallon. I have family living across the state and gas is similarly priced
Graph is wrong because gas costs more in Illinois than milk. Milk is $2.10 and gas is between $2.45 in the rural country and $2.70 in a city.
Instructions unclear, filled my car with milk
Finally my milk powered automobile will rule the world!
The world = CA and the upper Midwest
I’m always amazed at how cheap milk is
Why are these things compared
Many liquids you buy are more expensive than gas. Gas is a steal compared to many other liquids.
To get gas to your vehicle requires expensive machines to find drilling sites, more expensive machines to drill, storage facilities for the oil, transportation of the oil to a refinery, multi step processing at the refinery, more transportation to a regional storage facility, more storage, transportation by truck to a gas station, then more equipment to put it in your vehicle. Thousands and thousands of people are involved.
Yet gas is typically cheaper, by weight, than almost any liquid you buy. For example, seltzer is more expensive by weight than gas.
If the oil companies can sell gas at a price cheaper than seltzer, and still make giant profits from it, why is seltzer, for example, so expensive?
edit. Nevermind. I misread it.
Hawaii is not on this list only because while gas is 5 bucks a gallon. Milk is 8 bucks a gallon.
Was very surprised as a New Yorker driving down south years ago and stopping off in the Carolinas at a Walmart to pick up milk, ($6+ a gallon for the store brand) and it was then that I realized that New York milk prices are kept low by law (still about $3.75 a gallon or so here) while many other states have no such restrictions. Hence, the milk vs. gas price may not be the best depiction of where gas prices are high, especially if milk prices are also high.
And yet in Ohio I pay extra to legally drive my hybrid. I guess we should start looking into milk-powered locomotion?
Not sure if this is where OP is getting their data but AAA has a good map of the average gas price in each state. [https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/](https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/) and this usda spreadsheet can help with milk prices [https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/0p097320x/b5646p753/rn303021n/AMS_3356.PDF](https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/0p097320x/b5646p753/rn303021n/AMS_3356.PDF)