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From: Tegger on 15 Jan 2010 21:39 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop- 40076B.16015815012010(a)news.eternal-september.org: > In article <m2u0l5l5vnssui0irusscl1vui9upkge31(a)4ax.com>, > Leo Siefert <me(a)my.com> wrote: > >> >ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. >> >> Wrong. A rear-end collision will directly impart kinetic energy to a >> Prius (which could be recaptured by braking). > > And the hand of God could come down from the sky and push it along, too. > > What other ridiculous examples could you come up with? His examples are not ridiculous. They are at the very heart of environmentalistic thought, and are quite practical, besides. I myself have personally witnessed a meteor strike a Prius being pushed by a person who was then killed by a nearby car bomb detonation AND an earthquake, all at once. Talk about coincidences... By the way, the word "environmentalistic" contains seven robust syllables (I counted) and is as long as a freight train, which excuses me from any further interrogation on this matter. -- Tegger
From: Chas Gill on 16 Jan 2010 04:19 "News" <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote in message news:Bs2dnTpOSKjxH83WnZ2dnUVZ_uJi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... > Chas Gill wrote: >> >> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message >> news:elmop-320122.05540415012010(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> In article <7YydnckVFpTkStLWnZ2dnUVZ_ixi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net>, >>> News <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote: >>> >>>> > ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of >>>> > energy is put into the system. >>>> >>>> >>>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy.... >>> >>> On the new one, yes. >>> >>> So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar >>> roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from gasoline. >>> No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose. >> >> I shouldn't be too hasty about this if I were you. As I understand it the >> solar roof thingy does nothing but run an air circulation fan to help a >> little bit in reducing cabin temperature when the sun shines and the >> car's parked. I don't think any of this energy is used to charge any >> battery, so it cannot be used to motivate, but I stand to be corrected. >> > > > That's what he said. Yep, you're right, I'm wrong. Didn't read it right the first time. :-(
From: News on 16 Jan 2010 06:14 Chas Gill wrote: > > "News" <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote in message > news:Bs2dnTpOSKjxH83WnZ2dnUVZ_uJi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net... >> Chas Gill wrote: >>> >>> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message >>> news:elmop-320122.05540415012010(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>> In article <7YydnckVFpTkStLWnZ2dnUVZ_ixi4p2d(a)speakeasy.net>, >>>> News <News(a)Groups.Name> wrote: >>>> >>>>> > ALL energy used by the Prius comes from gasoline. No other form of >>>>> > energy is put into the system. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Well, there's that little bitty solar roof thingy.... >>>> >>>> On the new one, yes. >>>> >>>> So let me amend that for the 2010 models that have the optional solar >>>> roof thingy: all energy used to motivate the Prius comes from >>>> gasoline. >>>> No other form of energy is put into the system for that purpose. >>> >>> I shouldn't be too hasty about this if I were you. As I understand it >>> the solar roof thingy does nothing but run an air circulation fan to >>> help a little bit in reducing cabin temperature when the sun shines >>> and the car's parked. I don't think any of this energy is used to >>> charge any battery, so it cannot be used to motivate, but I stand to >>> be corrected. >>> >> >> >> That's what he said. > > Yep, you're right, I'm wrong. Didn't read it right the first time. :-( > No biggie...
From: Leo Siefert on 18 Jan 2010 11:42 "Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote: >> Wrong. .... >And the hand of God could come down >from the sky and push it along, too. Only if you have a "Jesus Is My Copilot" bumper sticker. >What other ridiculous examples could you come up with? I thought I had a pretty exhaustive list of the ways to propel a Prius with kinetic energy. Ok, maybe I forgot the charging rhino. Did you read far enough to realize I was supporting your point, or did you get stuck on the first word of my post? - Leo
From: Tegger on 18 Jan 2010 17:52
Leo Siefert <me(a)your.com> wrote in news:n739l518vk3h8c1gq1fet1fvo0jno907od@ 4ax.com: > "Elmo P. Shagnasty" wrote: > >>> Wrong. .... > >>And the hand of God could come down >>from the sky and push it along, too. > > Only if you have a "Jesus Is My Copilot" bumper sticker. > >>What other ridiculous examples could you come up with? > > I thought I had a pretty exhaustive list of the ways to propel a Prius > with kinetic energy. Ok, maybe I forgot the charging rhino. What is the rhino's charging voltage? If it's much more than 14.4VDC, he could damage the car's battery. I don't even wanna know where the positive cable goes... -- Tegger |