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Originally Posted by rmay635703
1. Man can't build small things very well...
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Oh? Have you told Intel about this?
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Best example is comparing a big rig to a train, the train is also much more fuel efficient.
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Why's the train energy-efficient, though? Think about it: you have two main sources of frictional loss, air friction and rolling friction. Air friction depends mainly on cross sectional area, and the area of a train is only about 3-4 times that of a semi, no matter how long it is. For rolling friction, instead of a semi's rubber tires flexing on the rough road, you've got solid steel wheels on smooth rails.