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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.
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> http://www.xkcd.com/687/
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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 thought England was already surrounded by water...
did the Chunnel turn it into a peninsula of France?
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Tim Attwood wrote:
> I thought England was already surrounded by water...
> did the Chunnel turn it into a peninsula of France?
I think the idea is that the channel will get *wider* to compensate for
a better Prius (whatever that is).
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> a better Prius (whatever that is).
A car made by Toyota that has much lower CO2 output than most other American
cars :-)
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scott wrote:
>> a better Prius (whatever that is).
>
> A car made by Toyota that has much lower CO2 output than most other
> American cars :-)
...but Toyota is Japanese...?
More importantly, I gather that most American cars are horrifyingly
inefficient, so beating that shouldn't be too hard I'd guess. I don't
really know.
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>> A car made by Toyota that has much lower CO2 output than most other
>> American cars :-)
>
> ...but Toyota is Japanese...?
They sell a lot in America though.
> More importantly, I gather that most American cars are horrifyingly
> inefficient, so beating that shouldn't be too hard I'd guess. I don't
> really know.
I think that's why they sell a lot. The issue in Europe is that you can
just go and buy a small efficient diesel car for half the price of the Prius
and it will have similar CO2 and mpg. So there isn't any reason to get a
Prius.
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scott wrote:
>>> A car made by Toyota that has much lower CO2 output than most other
>>> American cars :-)
>>
>> ...but Toyota is Japanese...?
>
> They sell a lot in America though.
Ah, OK.
>> More importantly, I gather that most American cars are horrifyingly
>> inefficient, so beating that shouldn't be too hard I'd guess. I don't
>> really know.
>
> I think that's why they sell a lot.
Really?
> The issue in Europe is that you can
> just go and buy a small efficient diesel car for half the price of the
> Prius and it will have similar CO2 and mpg. So there isn't any reason
> to get a Prius.
Oh, I see. I thought you meant that American cars sell well because
they're horrifyingly inefficient! :-D
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Invisible wrote:
> Interesting fact: In elliptic geometry, pi is less than arcsine 1.
It's less than arcsine 1 where you're sitting right now. That's why they say
gravity bends space-time.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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Invisible wrote:
> ...but Toyota is Japanese...?
Toyota is *originally* japanese. Like any giant manufacturing company in
industries heavily tariffed, they have plants all over the world, including
the USA.
> More importantly, I gather that most American cars are horrifyingly
> inefficient,
Not especially. They're *bigger* than what you find in downtown london, for
the most part, but the Prius gets something like 40+MPG while still holding
four people plus a bit of luggage.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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>> More importantly, I gather that most American cars are horrifyingly
>> inefficient,
>
> Not especially. They're *bigger* than what you find in downtown london,
> for the most part, but the Prius gets something like 40+MPG while still
> holding four people plus a bit of luggage.
Heck, my Renault Megan holds 5 people and gets roughly 45 MPG.
[Or rather, it did until recently... I haven't figured out why it's
suddenly started rapidly decreasing.]
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