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vr.tr.oil · thing-q42962

Let an agent handle oils by source, use, properties, food safety, fire safety and disposal, and separate petroleum and essential oil senses.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.MAT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Type Which oil.

Source

Origin.

Source

Oil source.

  1. Which oil is meant, and from what source? definition
  2. Is an edible, mineral or essential oil meant? boundary

Profile

Composition.

Profile

Composition.

  1. What is its fatty acid profile, according to food composition data? provenance
  2. What is its smoke point? measurement
Cooking Kitchen use.

Choice

Which oil.

Choice

Choosing an oil.

  1. Which oil suits frying, baking or dressings? action
  2. How does reuse affect quality? boundary

Fire

Pan fires.

Fire

Pan fires.

  1. Is there a pan fire right now? boundary
  2. Should the heat be turned off, the pan covered, water never used and emergency services called if needed? action
Disposal Used oil.

Kitchen

Household oil.

Kitchen

Household disposal.

  1. How should used cooking oil be disposed of here? provenance
  2. Are there collection points? provenance

Motor

Engine oil.

Motor

Motor oil disposal.

  1. Where can used motor oil be taken? provenance
  2. Which rules apply? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.

Petroleum

Crude oil.

Petroleum

Petroleum sense.

  1. Is crude oil or the oil industry meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Essential

Essential oils.

Essential

Essential oils.

  1. Is an essential oil meant, and is it safe for the intended use? boundary
  2. Which safety guidance applies to children and pets? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.MAT
Other names and narrower kinds
cottonseed oil, cooking oil, repeatedly heated cooking oil, xiangyou, Tea seed oil, rice bran oil, pine nut oil, palm kernel oil, sesame oil, macadamia oil, peanut oil, lemon grass oil

What it is Filled

Any nonpolar, hydrophobic, viscous liquid that does not mix with water, including edible vegetable and animal oils, mineral oils from petroleum and essential oils; this entry focuses on oils as a material class, especially cooking oils.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle oils by source, use, properties, food safety, fire safety and disposal, and separate petroleum and essential oil senses.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Does not mix with water
  • Flammable when hot
  • Many sources
  • Varies in smoke point

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Advise putting out an oil fire with water.
  • Recommend pouring used oil down drains.
  • Leave hot oil unattended on a heat source when the agent controls cooking.
  • Describe essential oils as safe to swallow without evidence.

Only with a human decision

  • Disposal of large amounts of used oil.

May

  • Describe types of oil, their uses and storage from reliable sources.
  • Give official kitchen fire safety advice, including never using water on a pan fire.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Pan fires injure people and burn homes.
  • Oil in drains blocks sewers and pollutes water.

Who is affected

  • Cooks and households
  • Children in kitchens
  • Water and sewer systems

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who keeps it; food safety authorities regulate edible oils.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11435 - registry parent class
  • Q192355 - registry parent class

related

  • liquid - category
  • olive oil - example
  • fat - related substance
  • petroleum - another sense

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.oil
  • Wikidata: Q42962 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42962)

Direct properties required Filled

  • density: about 0.9 g/cm3 - typical vegetable oil

Recognition required Filled

  • Floats on water
  • Bottles of olive, sunflower or rapeseed oil
  • Fats are solid at room temperature
  • Clear to amber liquids, sometimes solid at room temperature.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • compare cooking oils by smoke point and fat profile
  • handle oil fires safely
  • dispose of used oil properly
  • separate petroleum and essential oil senses

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Pan fires, which must never be put out with water
  • Repeatedly heated oil degrading
  • Pouring oil down drains

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Codex Alimentarius standards for fats and oils
  • Food labelling rules
  • Waste oil disposal regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Cooking, lubrication, fuel, cosmetics and industry.
  • vegetable oils
  • animal oils
  • mineral and petroleum oils
  • essential oils
  • synthetic oils

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q42962: oil - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Oil - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each oil be a separate entry?
  • How should petroleum be split off?
  • How should essential oil safety be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q42962/spec.json