Obviously, it's "Diesel Warp Drive" .... ;))

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 10:32 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com
> wrote:

> > > > Mitch posted:
> > > >
> > > > Ranger 305-D
> > > >
> > > > <https://lansing.craigslist.org/tls/d/ranger-305-diesel-
> engine-drive/6680329638.html>
>
> > > Craig noted:
> > >
> > > "Will provide 8000 kw of power ..."
> > >
> > > 8 megawatts in that little package?!
>
> > G wrote:
>
> > 8000 Watts = 8 Kilowatts.... not Megawatts
>
> The ad copy actually says "8,000 kw" - which is 8,000,000 W -
> which converts to 8 MW.  I think the writer got confused and wrote
> the number of watts, and then wrote "kw" 'cause that is common for
> generators.
>
> Or maybe he is just clueless.
>
> Leave it to Craig to spot the details! *smiles*  Too bad, though.
> Use a 16 HP diesel engine (about 12 kW) and get 8 MW of
> electricity out of it - that's better than perpetual motion!!
>
>
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