Yeah, but we like to whine anyway. It's not easy to say where our prices are ultimately headed; higher at any rate. I shutter to think what prices like the ones you mention would do to the U.S. economy. Charles Dennehy President Circuit Technology Center, Inc. 978-374-5000 ext: 12 PS. Keep up with the latest industry news, and learn some Tricks-of-the-Trade we've discovered over the past 20 years. All of this and more in the Circuit Technology Center eNewsletter. See the latest issue at http://www.circuittechctr.com/general/enews.shtml. Visit the bottom of the newsletter for a free subscription. -----Original Message----- From: Colin McVean [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:04 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: Gas Prices If you think you've got it tough on prices in "US of A", then think about us poor Brits! We buy our petrol (sorry...Gas!) by the Litre (sorry again...Liter!) which costs £0.869 per litre. 4.54 L to the UK gallon 1 UK gallon = 1.2 US gallons Exchange rates $1.9/GBP Therefore 1 US gallon = $9 bucks! 70% of that is government tax! Yikes! Colin McVean Production Manager Artetch Circuits Limited Tel: 01903 725365 -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Kasprzak Sent: 26 April 2005 18:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: Gas Prices 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. 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