Random Thoughts Thread

[Jeff Lebowski]

So, you're turning Japanese.

I really think so.

[swampfrog]

I really think so.

This e-mail problem is all nonsense. Vapors-ware.

[Scott R Nelson]

If someone points at your black clothes and asks whose funeral it is, you just look around the room, and answer, "I haven't decided yet."

[wuapinmon]

I wonder how long it takes for a vehicle to burn enough fuel to equal to the vehicle's gross weight.

[old_gregg]

I wonder how long it takes for a vehicle to burn enough fuel to equal to the vehicle's gross weight.

at idle or average use?

one of the nerds will probably tell me i'm wrong, but:

toyota camry curb weight 3340 lbs
gasoline weight per gallon 6lbs
camry curb weight in gallons of gas ~560
camry mpg ~30
miles/560 gallons gas 16,800
average miles driven per month 1k
--> around 17 months

[YOhio]

I wonder how long it takes for a vehicle to burn enough fuel to equal to the vehicle's gross weight.

It would depend on the weight and fuel efficiency of the vehicle.

[wuapinmon]

It would depend on the weight and fuel efficiency of the vehicle.

Sure...I was just thinking about it because oxcoug posted a photo of a 1950's car he found in NYC, and I was thinking about how heavy it looked, and then I got to thinking about how much carbon it has used to move around for the last 70 years, which led me to think about the average car. Like, I wonder if it's much faster than we imagine, since the exhaust is invisible and lighter than air, with no ashes. I also wonder if there's some factor in the industry, like, tons of CO2 per 100k miles.

[Scott R Nelson]

My Ford Escape would take approximately 300 hours of highway driving according to my calculations (which I won't include here).

A little over a year at the rate we've been driving it.

[wuapinmon]

at idle or average use?

one of the nerds will probably tell me i'm wrong, but:

toyota camry curb weight 3340 lbs
gasoline weight per gallon 6lbs
camry curb weight in gallons of gas ~560
camry mpg ~30
miles/560 gallons gas 16,800
average miles driven per month 1k
--> around 17 months

So, does gasoline's "weight" increase when it combusts and pulls in atoms from the air?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Sure...I was just thinking about it because oxcoug posted a photo of a 1950's car he found in NYC, and I was thinking about how heavy it looked, and then I got to thinking about how much carbon it has used to move around for the last 70 years, which led me to think about the average car. Like, I wonder if it's much faster than we imagine, since the exhaust is invisible and lighter than air, with no ashes. I also wonder if there's some factor in the industry, like, tons of CO2 per 100k miles.

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+much+co2+d...emit+over+time

[wuapinmon]

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+much+co2+d...emit+over+time

No seas pendejo.

[Jeff Lebowski]

No seas pendejo.

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[Copelius]

My Ford Escape would take approximately 300 hours of highway driving according to my calculations (which I won't include here).

A little over a year at the rate we've been driving it.

Assuming my car is average from one of the articles JL linked, it emits 5.2 tons of CO2 per year.

[falafel]

Today I learned that Australians call McDonald's "Macca's". I also learned that Australians are very lazy with their speech, abbreviating practically everything.

[BigPiney]

Today I learned that Australians call McDonald's "Macca's". I also learned that Australians are very lazy with their speech, abbreviating practically everything.

The french call it McDo (pronounced Mac Doe).