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UBC Engineers Reach Mileage Of Over 3000 MPG
The New Revelation writes "Physorg reports that engineers at UBC have developed a single occupancy vehicle that achieves a ridiculous 3145 MPG! From the article: 'The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage Competition took place June 9 in Marshall, Michigan. Forty teams from Canada, the U.S. and India competed in designing and building the most fuel-efficient vehicle... The UBC design, which required the driver to lie down while navigating it, achieved 3,145 miles per US gallon (0.074 liters/100 km) -- equivalent of Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon (3.79 liters) of gas -- costing less than $5 at the pump.'"
What is it in something useful like, say...
rods per hogshead?
(for all those about to find out for me: google tells me that 3 145 miles per gallon = 63 403 200 rods per hogshead)
Can't we all just get along
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...you've invented the bicycle!
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Additionally, how much of a tail wind did it have... and how many cans of beans did the driver eat?
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Can't we all just get along
I'm not sure why English volume/distance measurement was (albeit correcly) switched to a distance/volume measurement in the metric conversion.
Whatever the case, it can't be a coincidence that this gets 1337 km/L.
Strangely, the entire team is now missing. Big oil had no comment.
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How can you get laid in it?
...by the SUV driver.
I am not surprised that the top two teams were from Canada. Maybe it's just me, but when I think of fuel efficiency, I tend not to think of the US.
Labodomy - having one's lips ripped off by Tie Domi (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Frontal - from the front
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
..but does it come in SUV?
No, but it does come with a full aerodynamic body condom.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
...and a witness for "pain and suffering" from having to view the accident.
Hm... I'd have thought it was a piece of rope tied to an oversized skateboard. There's a one-gallon gas tank strapped to it solely for the purpose of being able to give it an MPG rating. By the looks of it, doing that will give you more control than what was designed, as you can at least ask the driver where you're headed first. I don't know how many of you have tried to drive looking out only the sunroof, but my gut reaction tells me that it's fairly tough. Though, I don't know how accurate of a description full-body condom is, seeing that you rarely see objects that look more accident-prone.
How are sites slashdotted when nobody reads TFAs?
. . .a million top oil execuitives cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
you're name isn't Fox Mulder is it?
In EPA tests, the vehicle was found to get 0.3 mile per bean (MPB). This assumes no extra tacos were consumed by the driver and that the driver does not take Beano. Your mileage may vary depending on brand, as Hunt's is equivalent to standard, Van Camp's midgrade, Heinz is premium, and B&M Baked is only allowed within Boston city limits and not before a Celtics game. This information has been provided by the American Bean Council. Got Bean?
This is just beggin' for a bunch of punchlines:
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There's got to be a way to calculate the maximum amount traveled per gallon of gasoline cumbusted
Ummmm...this wouldn't have anything to do with your "handle" being "PornMaster", would it?
You're using her as bait, Master!
I was thinking the same thing the other day as I was driving my SUV ...
"Jesus, what the hell am I driving? What if I collided with a building?"
Suffice to say, my new car is 6 stories high and covered in concrete.
"Old man yells at systemd"
With that in mind, I suggest that this ultralight vehicle be produced, but instead of a tiny 54cc engine, it should have about 500 hp. Also, it should have a bitchin' loud sound system, and old school bag phone, no seatbelt, and a shelf to hold your #5 combo. Maybe a coozy for your beer too.
Sure it does! As a Single User Vehicle.
887321 = 337*2633
Any nerd knows that fuel consumption is measured in square meters (m2 with the 2 superscripted).
;-)
You have 0.074 liters/100 km which is:
0.074dm3 / 100km = 0.000074m3 / 100000m = 0.00000000074m2 = 0.74mm2
So the correct unit is 0.74 square millimeters!
If you imagine a 100 km long pipe filled with 0.074 liters, the area of the cross section would be 0.74 square millimeters.
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Google tells me that 3 145 miles per gallon = 1 337.07695 kilometers per liter
:)
This means that in Europe, this guys would be really 1337 hax0rs
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Hand over your geek card imposter! Real geeks know it's
3.14159mpg = 1337 kpl
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And by my you mean by.
Ugh - By head's hurting.
...on cable.
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And don't get me started on those olympic running competitions. The tracks are totally unrealistic, unlike anything you'd find if you really needed to run from or to anything. And what's with those restrictions about equipment? I mean, if you wanted to get somewhere fast, you would of course use a motor vehicle, but that's forbidden. Why stifle creativity like that. Rubbish.
sudo ergo sum
The winning entry ran on biofuel (Ethanol) and achieved 2885 km/liter, which should correspond to about 6800 miles/gallon
Will America never end its love affair with their 3000 mpg gas-guzzlers?
You're absolutely wrong and playing into their hands. Few know the true truth, and I am one of them - the Knight's Templar guard the dangerous secret of the 200mpg carb. (as well as the 300mpg fuel-injection system). I suspect this post will disappear shortly.
I've had the same captcha thingy like 2 or 3 times this last few hours.
The driver of the vehical died later due to fatigue by paddling the vehicle for 3145 miles.
you consider that Vancouver is 229 feet elevation and Halifax is 477 feet. So it's uphill all the way. They could probably get over a million MPG on the return trip.
Unfortunately, when they turned on the air conditioner, the milage dropped to 23 mpg.
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