Eli5: Why the viscosity of oil decreases when it gets heat up?

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Eli5: Why the viscosity of oil decreases when it gets heat up?

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Oil isn’t special. The viscosity of all fluids decreases as they heat up. It’s a property of the internal attractions of the fluid, and when you heat it up, they don’t get as much time to attract because all the molecules are flying around faster.

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