On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:17:07 -0700, XS11E wrote:
> John McGaw <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Lanny Chambers wrote:
>>> In article
>>> <ea7ae812-aebc-46aa-a947-8b84f4090370@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >,
>>> Jazz_Azz <shkarst@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> And
>>>> on highway trips, the last getting around 32 gal/mi, I usually look
>>>> to get nearly 390 MPG, near empty.
>>>
>>> Wow! I realize you're hauling less weight around with a nearly-empty
>>> tank, but a twelve-fold increase in mileage is truly impressive.
>>>
>>> Sorry, I had to jump on this before Leon could. :-)
>>>
>>>
>> I was just waiting for someone to claim that the mileage was due to the
>> white paint job...
>
> What else could it be? You'll never get 390 MPG in a red Miata or a
> blue Miata or a silver Miata or.... <BSEG>
Against these attacks on my scientific credibility, I must vigorously
point out that I never claimed any 390 mpg for any white Miata. I was
referring to photon drag, and never claimed that air resistance would
be reduced by extremely large amounts. (OK, I did mention the effect
on boundary layer turbulence, but that leaves laminar resistance.)
Leon
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