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From: Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie on 8 Aug 2007 15:48 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:41:03 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > John Larkin wrote: > >> I'm soooo tired of seeing entire blocks of cars that are all grey and silver >> and black. > > Yes, they're very bland / boring. I've had a couple that are 'silverish' but > still have some colour in them. One was called 'platinum', my neighbour called > it 'oyster'. It was very nice. The closer the color of the car is to the color of the pavement[1], the less likely you are to get a ticket. :-) Cheers! Rich [1] or the surrounding environment, like desert sand or forest green... R
From: Rich Grise on 8 Aug 2007 15:53 On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:43:12 -0700, Don Lancaster wrote: > MooseFET wrote: >> >> It is the energy per pound not the energy per unit volume that >> matters. >> >> http://www.theaircar.com/ > > Not even wrong. > > Energy per pound is TOTALLY MEANINGLESS for terrestrial vehicle apps. > > See http://www.tinaja.com/glib/energyfun.pdf for a detailed analysis and > explanation. > > Short form: tripling the mass density of gasoline would do jackshit for > tranaportation. Possibly lightening a vehicle by 26 pounds. > > Conversely, finding a way to contain 13 pounds of hydrogen in a 26 pound > container flat out ain't gonna happen. > > Volume density is crucial. > Mass density is useless. I saw a tank truck the other day, labeled, "HYDROGEN - REFRIGERATED LIQUID"; I wonder what its energy density really is. Of course, it always raises the question, "Where does the hydrogen come from in the first place?" When the price of gas gets too high, people will invent new stuff. Or drive less. ;-) Cheers! Rich
From: Bobo The Chimp on 8 Aug 2007 16:00 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:53:28 +0100, Eeyore wrote: > Jim Thompson wrote: > >> It is so sad. I just realized that Eeyore must be posting from a >> mental institution ;-) > > So how many ounces do you have in a ton ? Thirty-two thousand. Why do you ask? Is the math too hard? -- Cheers! Rich^H^H^H^HBoBo
From: John Larkin on 8 Aug 2007 16:46 On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:44:37 GMT, "Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie" <eatmyshorts(a)doubleclick.net> wrote: >On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:07:53 -0700, John Larkin wrote: >> On 8 Aug 2007 15:47:30 GMT, Robert Latest <boblatest(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>>John Larkin wrote: >>> >>>> Some of Muni is great. >>> >>>BART is great. The bus system is a collection of slowly deteriorating >>>historical artifacts. >> >> The F-line electric streetcars are 60 to almost 100 years old, and are >> quiet and efficient. > >I think "BART" should have been "'Frisco Area Rapid Transit". ;-) > >Cheers! >Rich There is Tahoe Area Regional Transit. John
From: John Larkin on 8 Aug 2007 16:49
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:48:23 GMT, "Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie" <eatmyshorts(a)doubleclick.net> wrote: >On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:41:03 +0100, Eeyore wrote: >> John Larkin wrote: >> >>> I'm soooo tired of seeing entire blocks of cars that are all grey and silver >>> and black. >> >> Yes, they're very bland / boring. I've had a couple that are 'silverish' but >> still have some colour in them. One was called 'platinum', my neighbour called >> it 'oyster'. It was very nice. > >The closer the color of the car is to the color of the pavement[1], the >less likely you are to get a ticket. :-) And the more likely you are to get killed. A lot of these cars are absolutely asphalt colored, practically impossible to see. John |