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[The Week] There's a way to bring down gas prices, but you won't like it

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Os Trigonum, Mar 11, 2022.

  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    Draw a free body diagram. What isare the biggest forces against the car?

    Gearing is a different problem. Engines are more efficient at some rpm, and you can gear it at different ratios.
     
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  2. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    We should all just not drive for 2 weeks to stop the spread of high gas prices. Worked for COVID!

    GOOD DAY
     
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  3. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Internal forces are not shown on a free body diagram. You didn't read my post. I never said the issue was whether drag was the biggest force acting on a car (totally depends on the speed and aerodynamics of the vehicle) but rather what are the biggest drains on fuel efficiency in today's cars at 65.
     
  4. ThatBoyNick

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    Having a society where most individuals aren't reliant on having a personal vehicle to access necessities would be coo. Imagine not having to pay for a car note, car insurance, gas, maintenance, parking, tolls, tags, car washes.

    but still

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    I'd rather see median wealth because the extreme inequality throws off what these numbers really are for the commonfolk

    Also, if you don't like our gas prices, move to Venezuela.
     
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  5. Buck Turgidson

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    That would be very enlightening, so go find it.
     
  6. ThatBoyNick

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    I can't find it, but if I take the average annual wage of 52k and compare it to the median annual wage of 34k sourced to be from 2019 by this website
    https://policyadvice.net/insurance/insights/average-american-income/#:~:text=The average annual wage in,tendency for all the data.

    The number would change from 1.55% to roughly 2.5% for Merica

    I will not do the math on any other countries, you can't make me.
     
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  7. Buck Turgidson

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    How about just the UK, Canada, Mexico and Norway?

    Pretty please.
     
  8. ThatBoyNick

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    ... fine

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  9. Commodore

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  10. Invisible Fan

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    We broke the bank for two unfunded hot wars plus one nebulous Terror War on civilians, and the irony is now our economy can't handle tackling climate change because the debt burden makes inflation (and high interest rates) a default risk.

    Bravo Cons and oily bastards.

    Instead of Gore, 9 people in robes decided to pull a fast one and keep us on this **** trail of blood, guns and oil.

    The Good Ol Days....
     
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  11. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    If there was a long term increase In price we have enough oil in the US to bring it back down. Franking has changed the supply dynamic but this is temporary and oil companies aren't going to dramatically increase drilling.

    When they started fracking they had no idea there iz so much oil left that isn’t difficult to get
     
  12. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    Demand reduction is happening, this is a problem of a madman running the country with the most oil

    Edit: I was laid off from a finance job after the great recession. I had over a hundred interviews but finally had to give up and start working other type jobs

    The closest I got to a job was with Gazprom, Russia 's sate owned gas company because a Chinese lady from Singapore I worked with got me the interview after she started working there. She was the nicest person. She flew flights like that Maylsian flight that disappeared because she had family in Beijing. I knew nothing about Malaysia till I worked with her
     
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  13. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    Delete
     
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  14. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    If Gore had won, the right would say that 9/11 would have never happened under Bush
     
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    The right says **** that still happens under their presidency.

    They get fed a line and suddenly repeating it gives them magical hope.

    He kept us safe... Ever since.
    This uncontrolled spending has to stop... Later
     
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