Bill, Try this web site to get a peek at what is coming: http://www.peakoil.com/ David A. Douthit Manager LoCan LLC Bill Kasprzak wrote: >Ya know, it never ceases to amaze me where some of the information passed >along on this site comes from. > >Like from KB, > > "Human efficiency at running was around 0.1% of energy converted to >kinetic energy and at walking around 1%; on bicycle however over 99%." > >Where does all of this "stuff" come from? > >P.S I'd like to know what the efficiency is for a person on roller blades. >I suppose the friction coefficients relating to the road surface and the >quality of skate bearings play a role but I'd sure like a rough idea. > >Carry on! > >Bill Kasprzak >Moog Inc >Process Engineer, Electronic Assembly > > > >Indrek Rebane <[log in to unmask]> >Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> >04/26/2005 12:56 PM >Please respond to >TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to >Indrek Rebane <[log in to unmask]> > > >To >[log in to unmask] >cc > >Subject >Re: [TN] NTC: Gas Prices > > > > > > >Hola Ken et al, > >Bloomquist, Ken wrote: > > >>Ya but do you drive 50 miles to work one way every day? >> >> > >I shamelessly live 7km from the labs. Usually use bicycle or public >transport. With nice weather a walk or bit jogging. > >Jogging makes around 20 mpg of water on a warm day. Cycling makes about >65 mpg. Water is not Evian, but local tap ;) > >If I recall correctly, then bicycle was number one in efficiency of >transportation. Behind it was jet plane travelling at high altitude. >Cars were way behind. > >Human efficiency at running was around 0.1% of energy converted to >kinetic energy and at walking around 1%; on bicycle however over 99%. > >Now an aerodynamic sealed bike would be quite neat. > >Indrek > >-- > Indrek Rebane | Borthwick-Pignon > Electronics Engineer | Tartu Science Park > Phone: (+372) 7 302 641 | Riia 185, 51014 Tartu > Fax: (+372) 7 383 041 | Estonia > [log in to unmask] | www.bps.co.ee > >--------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e >To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to >[log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to >[log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest >Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 >for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or >847-615-7100 ext.2815 >----------------------------------------------------- > > >--------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e >To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) >To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest >Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives >Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 >----------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------