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ATTN: Americans: Bend over!
Nodaisho:
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--- Quote from: Nodaisho on 12 Sep 2008, 14:02 ---Does mercedes-benz make city cars?
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Smart Car - originally made by Mercedes for Smart, but now owned by Mercedes; not to mention the A- and B-series.
And is anyone surprised we use Imperial Gallons here in the UK? You know, like for everything, not just mpg.
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I think some people don't know that the US uses different gallons. I didn't until a few years ago, then again, the knowledge of a junior-high kid shouldn't be a target to aspire to.
Carrion, that isn't all there is to it, though, with regards to MPG. You could hypothetically run a big old van (15-seater) on a 2 liter 4-cylinder, but it would have to rev higher to pull itself along, using more gas. A smaller, lighter car on the same engine can run at lower revs, which is why, just grabbing a random year and brand, an '00 ford using the same engine (4.6 v8) can have different mileage. The mustang with it and a 5-speed manual has 15 city, 23 highway, while an F-150 with a 5-speed manual has 13 city, 19 highway.
Also, using 4WD takes more gas, which is why subarus don't have stellar MPG, even with 2.5 flat 4, as to why it takes more, I can't tell you, maybe it is that driving four wheels takes more, even though they are splitting the effort, that makes sense, since you are spinning more weight, but it isn't my area of expertise.
Oh, and I just gassed up for 3.57 a gallon, makes sense, Cheyenne has a lot of refineries, so local stations probably get it from there.
ViolentDove:
Jesus Christ guys, get a metric system already.
(I ride a push-bike everywhere, I cannot participate constructively in this conversation. Sorry.)
Nodaisho:
Why should we? If base 10 is so awesome, why do computers use base 16? Base 10 is only used due to humans having 10 fingers.
imagist42:
--- Quote from: Nodaisho on 15 Sep 2008, 22:28 ---Why should we? If base 10 is so awesome, why do computers use base 16? Base 10 is only used due to humans having 10 fingers.
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Computers use base 2. As in, binary. And that is only because of the nature of the electrical components, which are either "on" or "off." Does that mean it is any less convenient?
Also, our non-metric systems of measurement aren't base anything. They're completely arbitrary, and therefore completely confusing. How many ounces in a pound again?...
ViolentDove:
My automotive device can travel two furlongs per seven mutckins of petroleum.
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