!/2 cup of oatmeal raw is about 150 calories. Cooking it will expand the volume but only because the oatmeal absorbs the liquid it is cooked in. As a rule of thumb it will about double in volume (1/2 cup raw = 1 cup cooked).
Applications Suitable for Grease Grease and oil are not interchangeable. Grease is used when it is not practical or convenient to use oil. The lubricant choice for a specific application is determined by matching the machinery design and operating conditions with desired lubricant characteristics. Grease is generally used for: 1  Machinery that runs intermittently or is in storage for an extended period of time. 2  Machinery that is not easily accessible for frequent lubrication. 3  Machinery operating under extreme conditions such as high temperatures and pressures, shock loads or slow speed under heavy load. 4  Worn components.
Elbow grease is an idiom that's been around for hundreds of years in several languages. Although it conjures up the image of strenuous use of the arm, such as might occur during scrubbing or cleaning, it is generally used to refer to any sort of hard work or manual labor.