No no no, it is NOT the car manufacturers who are pushing. It's the INSURANCE companies. Remember they have a vested interest in keeping track of every "bad" thing you do in order to jack up already exhorbitant rates.
Brazil SHOULD be fingerprinting everyone. I saw an interesting program on TV last year about a town in Brazil that is crawling with Arab terrorist sorts.
Er, references please? Also, I'm sure those who die are not being shot by soldiers in guard towers. Yes?
From what I know, people die trying to cross into the US from Mexico becaue they are ill-prepared to survive in the severe desert heat.
You may not be able to fathom it, but living close to work is not an option for many people. For example, I have two kids, live in New Jersey and work in New York City (about 25 miles away). My wife works about 10 miles from home in NJ. Whose job should we be closer to?
Any sort of housing (own or rent) in the city will be even more ridiculously expensive than my home. Also, who the hell would want to live in smelly, noisy, crowded NYC?
Idealism is nice but it doesn't always address real world issues.
Perhaps you forget that trucks and buses (which are about 10 ft wide) use the same roads as cars. One foot of clearance on each side doesn't allow much leeway.
It would be really interesting to see what happens if the field decides to flip back and forth quickly (like a few times a minute). Possibly some spectacular power grid effects...
It's also very likely this administration would seek out some alternative "scientists" to present facts against the possibility of a magnetic pole flip (just like they did with the global warming issue).
I can hear them now...
Let's spend another 30 years studying the situation because we don't believe all the facts are in.
Actually, dashboard had a totally different meaning back in the horse and carriage days...
\Dash"board`\ (d[a^]sh"b[=o]rd`), n. 1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.
More succinctly, it was way of keeping horse crap off your face:-)
As far as the rover's longevity, it's a simple matter of underpromise and overdeliver. This is typical behavior of anybody setting performance review goals and objectives. It's also done by middle managers when they discuss departmental goals with upper management.
Since when do animals, children and cyclists hang out on Interstate highways?? I see no reason why limited access highways should have artificially low speed limits (other than as revenue enhancers).
"Speeding" does not kill, this is a fallacy that is perpetuated by the auto insurance industry and uninformed public officials. Accidents (collisions really) and deaths are mostly caused by idiots with cell phones, drunks, and inattentive drivers (and left lane hogs too). Think for yourself, don't believe the hype.
Cold air decreases mileage but increases power. The air-fuel mixture is calculated as a mass ratio. Denser air means more oxygen which means more fuel is needed to keep the mixture at its proper ratio.
The Hummer H2 is built on a Chevrolet Suburban chassis.
As far as power, it is underpowered if it only has 350 HP. Compare that to a V6 Accord which has 240 HP engine to move a ~3500lb car. Fuel consumption will be higher because the driver will tend to run the engine at higher RPMs to extract more power.
As far as automatic transmissions, the reason they generally have slightly lower gas mileage is due to the torque converter, which is a fluid coupling. Energy is lost trying to overcome the viscosity of the oil in the converter. Of course, many modern auto transmissions use lockup torque converters to overcome this drawback.
True. But a better way to save energy in the long term would be to reduce the global population. Population growth together with economic growth in countries like China will far outweight any gains in energy efficiency.
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The reality is we WILL get black boces whether we want them or not, and taxes will always go up as long as people keep multiplying like rats.
No no no, it is NOT the car manufacturers who are pushing. It's the INSURANCE companies. Remember they have a vested interest in keeping track of every "bad" thing you do in order to jack up already exhorbitant rates.
I REALLY hate insurance companies.
Brazil SHOULD be fingerprinting everyone. I saw an interesting program on TV last year about a town in Brazil that is crawling with Arab terrorist sorts.
Er, references please? Also, I'm sure those who die are not being shot by soldiers in guard towers. Yes?
From what I know, people die trying to cross into the US from Mexico becaue they are ill-prepared to survive in the severe desert heat.
Not true at least for mine. Then again, I don't press buttons on a continuous basis. I've had my batteries in there for at least 3 months.
Hmm..let's see...
:-)
integrate? No
interrupt> No.
insinuate? No.
insert? No.
invert? No.
I know, I know! INTERPRET! Yeah yeah, that's it!
I installed Win95 via floppy. I think it was 13 disks. What a pain.
You were one of those kids who destroyed his toys on day one, right?
You may not be able to fathom it, but living close to work is not an option for many people. For example, I have two kids, live in New Jersey and work in New York City (about 25 miles away). My wife works about 10 miles from home in NJ. Whose job should we be closer to?
Any sort of housing (own or rent) in the city will be even more ridiculously expensive than my home. Also, who the hell would want to live in smelly, noisy, crowded NYC?
Idealism is nice but it doesn't always address real world issues.
Perhaps you forget that trucks and buses (which are about 10 ft wide) use the same roads as cars. One foot of clearance on each side doesn't allow much leeway.
This keyboard sucks. That would be:
LET M$="Microsoft"
Some of us are still stuck in the 70's thinking about string variables in BASIC. M$ is just another variable...
LET M$="Micosoft"
It would be really interesting to see what happens if the field decides to flip back and forth quickly (like a few times a minute). Possibly some spectacular power grid effects...
It's also very likely this administration would seek out some alternative "scientists" to present facts against the possibility of a magnetic pole flip (just like they did with the global warming issue).
I can hear them now...
Grrrr
Actually, dashboard had a totally different meaning back in the horse and carriage days...
\Dash"board`\ (d[a^]sh"b[=o]rd`), n. 1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called splashboard.
More succinctly, it was way of keeping horse crap off your face :-)
As far as the rover's longevity, it's a simple matter of underpromise and overdeliver. This is typical behavior of anybody setting performance review goals and objectives. It's also done by middle managers when they discuss departmental goals with upper management.
Simple.
Interesting reading at http://www.motorists.org/issues/speed/index.html
Minor data point - 4-cycle gasoline engines (as in cars) run at peak efficiency at wide open throttle.
All right! Porsche people...
I own a 1979 911SC. When I drive hard, I get around 16 MPG. Om highway trips I get abount 25 MPG. Not bad for a 25 year old sports car.
Er, that's exactly what I said! Because cold air is more dense, more fuel is required to maintain the proper mass air/fuel ratio.
Knock sensors adjust timing to account for preignition caused by fuel octane, charge temperature, etc.
Since when do animals, children and cyclists hang out on Interstate highways?? I see no reason why limited access highways should have artificially low speed limits (other than as revenue enhancers).
"Speeding" does not kill, this is a fallacy that is perpetuated by the auto insurance industry and uninformed public officials. Accidents (collisions really) and deaths are mostly caused by idiots with cell phones, drunks, and inattentive drivers (and left lane hogs too). Think for yourself, don't believe the hype.
Cold air decreases mileage but increases power. The air-fuel mixture is calculated as a mass ratio. Denser air means more oxygen which means more fuel is needed to keep the mixture at its proper ratio.
The Hummer H2 is built on a Chevrolet Suburban chassis.
As far as power, it is underpowered if it only has 350 HP. Compare that to a V6 Accord which has 240 HP engine to move a ~3500lb car. Fuel consumption will be higher because the driver will tend to run the engine at higher RPMs to extract more power.
As far as automatic transmissions, the reason they generally have slightly lower gas mileage is due to the torque converter, which is a fluid coupling. Energy is lost trying to overcome the viscosity of the oil in the converter. Of course, many modern auto transmissions use lockup torque converters to overcome this drawback.
True. But a better way to save energy in the long term would be to reduce the global population. Population growth together with economic growth in countries like China will far outweight any gains in energy efficiency.
It all depends on how I drive.
In city traffic, I can attain the EPA city number if I drive smoothly without accelerating hard all the time (unless there's traffic).
I find I can consistently beat the EPA highway figure by going about 65 mph (in non stop-and-go traffic of course).