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> but the Prius gets something like 40+MPG while still holding four people
> plus a bit of luggage.
Cars that get 40+ American MPG (48 UK MPG, 5.9 litres / 100 km) while
holding 5 people and luggage are normal here in Europe - plus they're faster
than the Prius.
One word. Diesel.
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> Cars that get 40+ American MPG (48 UK MPG, 5.9 litres / 100 km) while
> holding 5 people and luggage are normal here in Europe
If Top Gear is to be believed, American cars also can't corner.
> One word. Diesel.
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> Heck, my Renault Megan holds 5 people and gets roughly 45 MPG.
My car too holds 5 people plus luggage, gets 55 MPG (if I don't go too fast
on the autobahn!), plus seems to be way faster than a Prius (3 seconds
faster to 60 mph, and 30 mph faster top speed). It's nothing special.
BTW UK MPGs are different to American ones. 40 American MPG = 48 UK MPG
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Invisible wrote:
> http://www.xkcd.com/687/
>
> Interesting fact: In elliptic geometry, pi is less than arcsine 1. In
> hyperbolic geometry, it's more than arcsine 1.
I don't think this is true -- pi is defined in Euclidean space. Read
the first sentence of the Wikipedia article on it.
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scott wrote:
>
> Cars that get 40+ American MPG (48 UK MPG, 5.9 litres / 100 km) while
> holding 5 people and luggage are normal here in Europe - plus they're
> faster than the Prius.
I'll be waiting over 42 American MPG with just enough room for 5 people
and some luggage (OTOH most of the time just me, secondarily me and
Sonic) - even with the warming needed at winter - still having
150bhp/320Nm (upgradeable to 175bhp/370Nm with just a software) with
pretty decent equipment. Sure, it'll be one of the last of it's kind,
but I'm still sure it'll give a good ride for the next 5 years (roughly
300Mm's). Can't wait for next week :).
> One word. Diesel.
Yep. I ordered a Saab 9-3 SC Vector TiDS. Got something like 7ke off
from retail price, since the car is MY09, manufactured just to keep the
factory running while guessing the future.
-Aero
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Invisible wrote:
> Heck, my Renault Megan holds 5 people and gets roughly 45 MPG.
OK, I misremembered. The official numbers are about 50MPG for the Prius, and
that's not even driving conservatively. In contrast, the same measurements
show the "smart twofour coupe" gets about 33 to 40 MPG.
The Megane seems to be a diesel car, which tends to get better mileage
anyway, and almost as good as a Prius running on gasoline.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] u washingtonedu> wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
> > http://www.xkcd.com/687/
> >
> > Interesting fact: In elliptic geometry, pi is less than arcsine 1. In
> > hyperbolic geometry, it's more than arcsine 1.
> I don't think this is true -- pi is defined in Euclidean space. Read
> the first sentence of the Wikipedia article on it.
Yeah. You can't say "pi is xyz" where xyz is something else than 3.1415...
because pi is *defined* as a *constant*, and constants don't change depending
on the situation. The definition of pi implies euclidean geometry.
--
- Warp
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Eero Ahonen wrote:
> - still having
> 150bhp/320Nm (upgradeable to 175bhp/370Nm with just a software) with
Let’s have an argument about the difference between hp and bhp, please. :-P
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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Warp wrote:
> Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu> wrote:
>> Invisible wrote:
>>> http://www.xkcd.com/687/
>>>
>>> Interesting fact: In elliptic geometry, pi is less than arcsine 1. In
>>> hyperbolic geometry, it's more than arcsine 1.
>
>> I don't think this is true -- pi is defined in Euclidean space. Read
>> the first sentence of the Wikipedia article on it.
>
> Yeah. You can't say "pi is xyz" where xyz is something else than 3.1415...
> because pi is *defined* as a *constant*, and constants don't change depending
> on the situation. The definition of pi implies euclidean geometry.
>
What about xyz = the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter?
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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>> Interesting fact: In elliptic geometry, pi is less than arcsine 1. In
>> hyperbolic geometry, it's more than arcsine 1.
>
> I don't think this is true -- pi is defined in Euclidean space.
OK, I rephrase: In non-Euclidian space, the ratio of a circle's
circumfirance to its diameter can be made arbitrarily large or small.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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