freecounterpoint: Academics Doing Serious Research

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Academics Doing Serious Research

5 comments:

Tecumseh said...: "The bottom line is that our hunger for food and our hunger for oil are not independent. There is a relationship between the two," said University of Illinois researcher Sheldon Jacobson, a study co-author.

Deep. Very deep.

"If a person reduces the weight in their car, either by removing excess baggage, carrying around less weight in their trunk, or yes, even losing weight, they will indeed see a drop in their fuel consumption."

Why is "a person" plural? 1=n, for all n? Sounds like JJ-speak to me.; 10/25/2006 6:54 PM
Mr roT said...: How about not buying M-60 tanks to drive around in? You could lose a thousand pounds like that. Or bringing up the tire pressure a little?; 10/26/2006 12:10 AM
Arelcao Akleos said...: You don't like the M-60, boy? Say it to the Barrel; 10/26/2006 1:10 AM
Mr roT said...: gotta buy gas by the barrel too.; 10/26/2006 1:42 AM
Tecumseh said...: If JJ were to drive a car (a big if), they (meaning, he, in non-PC talk) would bring down the average fuel consumption.; 10/26/2006 3:42 AM

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