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Old 05-24-2009, 01:22 AM   #1
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MPG: gasoline, diesel, CNG, etc equivalency

I was just thinking (and now my brain hurts). How about a drop-down menu showing MPG in terms of gasoline, diesel, CNG, cheeseburger, etc. The calculation shouldn't be more than caloric conversions between different types of fuels. eg, let's say I get 30 MPG gasoline. How does that translate to diesel? Or what if I use cheeseburgers? How many miles can I get on a cheeseburger? Might be a fun thing to see.
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Old 05-24-2009, 02:11 AM   #2
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Forget a drop down, that'd be useful having just a small table with each "GOV'T ACKNOWLEDGED" type of fuel conversion. ... I'm quite hesitant to put cheeseburgers in my tank since I know how human arteries get clogged off that stuff. {smirk}

*sniffs the BBQ* Speaking of cheeseburgers... Gotta go flip.
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Old 05-25-2009, 04:51 PM   #3
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I lol'd at the suggestion of cheeseburgers as fuel. Having a drop down like that would be pointless because gas cars can't take diesel and CNG cars can't take gasoline. Though it would help for E85 and biodiesel.
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Old 05-25-2009, 11:13 PM   #4
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Maybe Browsing vehicles by fuel type. It would neat to see what cars are using CNG and Biofuels. Being a Diesel Geek I don't care much about gasoline or E anything. But CNG seems intersting and so does Grease and Biodiesel. But each to his or her own.

Oh you probaly can run on cheeseburgers. There is a program by the US Army that takes all the food waste and has a gas genertator to make fuel for there generators. I will see if I can find the article.

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Old 05-25-2009, 11:21 PM   #5
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http://www.eponline.com/articles/54311/

kind of like this, Cheesburgers could be fuel! LOL!
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:03 AM   #6
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It reminds me of "Back to the Future: Part 2" Soda/Beer can, some leaves... why not?

I saw an old F150 driving on the highway the other day. It had a sticker on the tailgate that read, "This Vehicle Runs On WATER!" I really am not sure if I believe that.
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Old 07-05-2009, 04:08 PM   #7
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Yes....I'm installing a Flux Capacitor in my VW right now
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