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Storm oil

Storm oil is described as nearly water-insoluble oil acting as a surfactant, and has been used since ancient times to smooth ocean waves. It has been historically employed to facilitate sea rescues and improve navigational safety, involving pouring the oil onto the ocean surface to reduce wave intensity. The nearly…

  • Views70,742 on 2026-11-02
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#26Peak rank
1Days on list
81Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

About Storm oil

Storm oil is described as nearly water-insoluble oil acting as a surfactant, and has been used since ancient times to smooth ocean waves. It has been historically employed to facilitate sea rescues and improve navigational safety, involving pouring the oil onto the ocean surface to reduce wave intensity. The nearly…

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70,742 on 2026-11-02
Wikidata
Oil spread from ships to calm waves

Summary from Wikipedia ↗, the free encyclopedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; view counts from the Wikimedia API.

Trending history

Storm oil was first seen on Wikipedia · Most read on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 2 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #26 of 40, reached on Nov 5, 12:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 18:07 UTC.

This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.

Rank history

Position on Wikipedia · Most read at every check (lower is better).

#1#14#27#40 12:0713:3715:0716:3718:07 Nov 5, 12:07 UTC · #26Nov 5, 18:07 UTC · #26

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Wikipedia.

023.3k46.7k70.7k 12:0713:3715:0716:3718:07 Nov 5, 12:07 UTC · 70.7kNov 5, 18:07 UTC · 70.7k

Questions

Is Storm oil trending on Wikipedia Most Read right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 18:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Storm oil reached?

#26 on Wikipedia · Most read, on Nov 5, 12:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 120 minutes.

How long has Storm oil been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (2 checks) since.