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MetroMPG · 01-10-2010, 03:57 PM

Here's the Pop Mech Google Books link:

Popular Mechanics - Google Books

Their testing methodology is questionable. It's just "A-B-C", and doesn't say anything about how much effort they made to be as-controlled-as-possible.

I'm skeptical, and suspect they may be wrong.

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