HarryS

You guys think too much it just hurts my little brain so my math is easy.
Time and measure the distance between home and the gas stop, time and
measure the distance between your destination and return, time and measure
the distance between your last gas stop. It all equals fun and that is what
it's about, so don't sweat the small ---- just have fun and it won't give
you a headache.

--
HarryS
"Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:2oo6tlFch7abU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Here's another economic nugget to chew on. If your rig has fuel injection,
> every time it sloshes air it shortens the life of the pump. Thats why it's
> better to keep at least a quarter tank in there. People who always run
near
> empty seem to eat fuel pumps more often, but that's just my experience as
a
> mechanic. Fuel pumps are not cheap.
>
>
> I consider the weight of fuel when I fill my VW diesel, it gets nearly 50
> MPG, and holds 25 gallons with an aux tank. I would spend more hauling
fuel
> in these mountains than I would save buying it at a cheaper station in the
> valley, 80 miles away. On long trips in flatlands, I fill it up at the
> cheapest stop, but at home, I only put about ten bucks in it at a time.
The
> 1600 cc engine is a little ****-ant, and I can feel the extra weight.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
>
>

HarryS

You guys think too much it just hurts my little brain so my math is easy.
Time and measure the distance between home and the gas stop, time and
measure the distance between your destination and return, time and measure
the distance between your last gas stop. It all equals fun and that is what
it's about, so don't sweat the small ---- just have fun and it won't give
you a headache.

--
HarryS
"Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:2oo6tlFch7abU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Here's another economic nugget to chew on. If your rig has fuel injection,
> every time it sloshes air it shortens the life of the pump. Thats why it's
> better to keep at least a quarter tank in there. People who always run
near
> empty seem to eat fuel pumps more often, but that's just my experience as
a
> mechanic. Fuel pumps are not cheap.
>
>
> I consider the weight of fuel when I fill my VW diesel, it gets nearly 50
> MPG, and holds 25 gallons with an aux tank. I would spend more hauling
fuel
> in these mountains than I would save buying it at a cheaper station in the
> valley, 80 miles away. On long trips in flatlands, I fill it up at the
> cheapest stop, but at home, I only put about ten bucks in it at a time.
The
> 1600 cc engine is a little ****-ant, and I can feel the extra weight.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
>
>

HarryS

You guys think too much it just hurts my little brain so my math is easy.
Time and measure the distance between home and the gas stop, time and
measure the distance between your destination and return, time and measure
the distance between your last gas stop. It all equals fun and that is what
it's about, so don't sweat the small ---- just have fun and it won't give
you a headache.

--
HarryS
"Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com> wrote in message
news:2oo6tlFch7abU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Here's another economic nugget to chew on. If your rig has fuel injection,
> every time it sloshes air it shortens the life of the pump. Thats why it's
> better to keep at least a quarter tank in there. People who always run
near
> empty seem to eat fuel pumps more often, but that's just my experience as
a
> mechanic. Fuel pumps are not cheap.
>
>
> I consider the weight of fuel when I fill my VW diesel, it gets nearly 50
> MPG, and holds 25 gallons with an aux tank. I would spend more hauling
fuel
> in these mountains than I would save buying it at a cheaper station in the
> valley, 80 miles away. On long trips in flatlands, I fill it up at the
> cheapest stop, but at home, I only put about ten bucks in it at a time.
The
> 1600 cc engine is a little ****-ant, and I can feel the extra weight.
>
> --
> Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
>
>

Eric Shade

E =ergs m=mass c=constant speed of light constant(186,000 mp sec).
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> E=mc²
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mindy wrote:
> >
> > was knocking this around with the guys at work:
> >
> > I am taking a long drive out west from the DFW area in my 2001 Grand
> > Cherokee...do some 4 wheeling in Sedona and Vegas....
> >
> > The question is, do you get better gas milage out of a half tank of gas
vs a
> > full tank and the added weight thus of...this considering I will have
> > changed the oil, new air filter and adjust the tire pressure before
leaving
> > out...
> >
> > Thanks all you great minds of Jeep owners.......

Eric Shade

E =ergs m=mass c=constant speed of light constant(186,000 mp sec).
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:41269548.2B7EA6D8@***.net...
> E=mc²
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mindy wrote:
> >
> > was knocking this around with the guys at work:
> >
> > I am taking a long drive out west from the DFW area in my 2001 Grand
> > Cherokee...do some 4 wheeling in Sedona and Vegas....
> >
> > The question is, do you get better gas milage out of a half tank of gas
vs a
> > full tank and the added weight thus of...this considering I will have
> > changed the oil, new air filter and adjust the tire pressure before
leaving
> > out...
> >
> > Thanks all you great minds of Jeep owners.......

Eric Shade

E =ergs m=mass c=constant speed of light constant(186,000 mp sec).
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:41269548.2B7EA6D8@***.net...
> E=mc²
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mindy wrote:
> >
> > was knocking this around with the guys at work:
> >
> > I am taking a long drive out west from the DFW area in my 2001 Grand
> > Cherokee...do some 4 wheeling in Sedona and Vegas....
> >
> > The question is, do you get better gas milage out of a half tank of gas
vs a
> > full tank and the added weight thus of...this considering I will have
> > changed the oil, new air filter and adjust the tire pressure before
leaving
> > out...
> >
> > Thanks all you great minds of Jeep owners.......

Eric Shade

E =ergs m=mass c=constant speed of light constant(186,000 mp sec).
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:41269548.2B7EA6D8@***.net...
> E=mc²
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mindy wrote:
> >
> > was knocking this around with the guys at work:
> >
> > I am taking a long drive out west from the DFW area in my 2001 Grand
> > Cherokee...do some 4 wheeling in Sedona and Vegas....
> >
> > The question is, do you get better gas milage out of a half tank of gas
vs a
> > full tank and the added weight thus of...this considering I will have
> > changed the oil, new air filter and adjust the tire pressure before
leaving
> > out...
> >
> > Thanks all you great minds of Jeep owners.......

Eric Shade

Einstein's equation states that the amount of energy you have is equal to
the mass involved times the square of the speed of light. If 1 gram of mass
is converted into energy, then to determine how much energy is involved in
ergs, you just multiply 1 gram by the speed of light squared, in units of
centimeters per second.

Energy in ergs = 1 gram x ( 30,000,000,000.0 cm/sec) x (30,000,000,000.0
cm/sec).

This equals 900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0 ergs of energy.

Now, to convert this into other physical units is a bit awkward but doable.
For instance, this is equal to the energy emitted by a 100 watt bulb
(producing 100 x 10 million ergs/sec) for:

900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0/(100 x 10,000,000) = 900,000,000,000.0
seconds. Since there are about 30,000,000.0 seconds in a year, this means
that a 100 watt bulb running for 30,000 years produces as much energy as 1
gram of matter converted into energy. Or you can think of it as 30,000
hundred-watt bulbs burning for one year - the output from a small town
lighting system.

There are other physical units you could use as well. If you don't like
watts, you could use horse power. 1 HP = 745 watts, so 1 gram of matter
converted into energy equals 1 HP expended for about 30,000/7.45 = 3500
years. If you don't like grams, you could use pounds. 1 pound = 453 grams so
1 pound converted to energy gives you 453 x (
900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0 ) ergs. If you like BTUs, however, 1 BTU =
1055 Joules or 10.55 billion ergs per second over one second of time. 1 BTU
= 100 watts ( 100 joules/sec) x 10.55 seconds. 1 gram converted to energy
would then equal an expenditure of 1 BTU for:

900,000,000,000.0 / 10.55 = 9,000,000,000.0 seconds or about 300 years.

Eric Shade

Einstein's equation states that the amount of energy you have is equal to
the mass involved times the square of the speed of light. If 1 gram of mass
is converted into energy, then to determine how much energy is involved in
ergs, you just multiply 1 gram by the speed of light squared, in units of
centimeters per second.

Energy in ergs = 1 gram x ( 30,000,000,000.0 cm/sec) x (30,000,000,000.0
cm/sec).

This equals 900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0 ergs of energy.

Now, to convert this into other physical units is a bit awkward but doable.
For instance, this is equal to the energy emitted by a 100 watt bulb
(producing 100 x 10 million ergs/sec) for:

900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0/(100 x 10,000,000) = 900,000,000,000.0
seconds. Since there are about 30,000,000.0 seconds in a year, this means
that a 100 watt bulb running for 30,000 years produces as much energy as 1
gram of matter converted into energy. Or you can think of it as 30,000
hundred-watt bulbs burning for one year - the output from a small town
lighting system.

There are other physical units you could use as well. If you don't like
watts, you could use horse power. 1 HP = 745 watts, so 1 gram of matter
converted into energy equals 1 HP expended for about 30,000/7.45 = 3500
years. If you don't like grams, you could use pounds. 1 pound = 453 grams so
1 pound converted to energy gives you 453 x (
900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0 ) ergs. If you like BTUs, however, 1 BTU =
1055 Joules or 10.55 billion ergs per second over one second of time. 1 BTU
= 100 watts ( 100 joules/sec) x 10.55 seconds. 1 gram converted to energy
would then equal an expenditure of 1 BTU for:

900,000,000,000.0 / 10.55 = 9,000,000,000.0 seconds or about 300 years.

Eric Shade

Einstein's equation states that the amount of energy you have is equal to
the mass involved times the square of the speed of light. If 1 gram of mass
is converted into energy, then to determine how much energy is involved in
ergs, you just multiply 1 gram by the speed of light squared, in units of
centimeters per second.

Energy in ergs = 1 gram x ( 30,000,000,000.0 cm/sec) x (30,000,000,000.0
cm/sec).

This equals 900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0 ergs of energy.

Now, to convert this into other physical units is a bit awkward but doable.
For instance, this is equal to the energy emitted by a 100 watt bulb
(producing 100 x 10 million ergs/sec) for:

900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0/(100 x 10,000,000) = 900,000,000,000.0
seconds. Since there are about 30,000,000.0 seconds in a year, this means
that a 100 watt bulb running for 30,000 years produces as much energy as 1
gram of matter converted into energy. Or you can think of it as 30,000
hundred-watt bulbs burning for one year - the output from a small town
lighting system.

There are other physical units you could use as well. If you don't like
watts, you could use horse power. 1 HP = 745 watts, so 1 gram of matter
converted into energy equals 1 HP expended for about 30,000/7.45 = 3500
years. If you don't like grams, you could use pounds. 1 pound = 453 grams so
1 pound converted to energy gives you 453 x (
900,000,000,000,000,000,000.0 ) ergs. If you like BTUs, however, 1 BTU =
1055 Joules or 10.55 billion ergs per second over one second of time. 1 BTU
= 100 watts ( 100 joules/sec) x 10.55 seconds. 1 gram converted to energy
would then equal an expenditure of 1 BTU for:

900,000,000,000.0 / 10.55 = 9,000,000,000.0 seconds or about 300 years.