Unless you never drive and don't pay attention to the news, you know that oil and its byproducts — see: gasoline — are much cheaper now than a few months ago. To help explain why oil prices have plummeted, and some of the winners and losers, BBC News put together this very short explainer video, replete with infographics and ambient music. One small quibble: Have airline tickets really dropped at all? —Peter Weber
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