Rebutting ethanol lies
I recently wrote a post called "Ethanol Lies." Here's a Reason.tv documentary rebutting some of those ethanol lies. See, also, this post on how ethanol kills.
How many five year olds could you beat up?
Have you ever wondered how many five year olds you could beat up? I had never thought about this before, but now I know. The answer is customized to your physical characteristics, your fighting etiquette and your sense of morality. OK, now bring on those five-year olds!
My fuel efficient old car
How far have we come in terms of fuel efficiency? Based on my 10-year old car, not very far. Ten years ago I bought a 1998 Saturn SL2. I drive it about 4,500 miles per year (I travel another 1,400 miles per year by bicycle). The Saturn has proven to…
Taco Bell profits going up in sauce?
I don't eat much fast food, but I make an exception for Taco Bell. They apparently have a corporate policy that the person taking your take-out order must ask how much sauce you would like. They often hand out much much more than you request. This leads me to wonder…
Don’t get too excited about oil shale
How many times have you heard that there is an immense amount of oil shale, from which we can extract lots and lots of oil? I've heard this claim dozens of times, yet the people uttering this claim never know anything at all about what it takes to make oil…
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