2002-04-15
This is a bit off topic, but I need to say it. Isn't it something that as
evil as Adolf Hitler was, he did two "good" things that are still with us
today and are a very important part of our lives. One more so than the
other. Hitler is directly responsible for the Volkswagen automobile. It
was his brain child. He was the designer of the original beetle (k�fer) and
had Ferdinand Porsche produce it.
The other thing he designed and is much a part of our lives is the autobahn
system. The next time you ride on a freeway remember the idea for that road
originated in Hitler's brain.
Ok, back to SI!
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara and/or Bill Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, 2002-04-15 17:16
Subject: [USMA:19460] Re: Fwd: fuel economy site
> on 4/15/2002 8:52 PM, M R at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Volkswagen has got a vehicle that gives
> > 0.89 l / 100 km.
>
> I didn't believe it when Madan reported that the a new VW uses
> only 0.89 L/100 km. But I went to the web site he cited and sure enough he
> is correct!
>
> The car is a mini-compact, two seater ("in tandem" which means one seat
> behind the other, I guess) and it's a diesel. Even so, that fuel
consumption
> figure is remarkable. It's 10 TIMES ordinary consumption rates.
>
> Thanks for the interesting report, Madan. Sorry I questioned it.
>
> Regards, Bill Hooper
> physics professor (retired), Florida, USA
>
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