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Old 01-18-2009, 08:36 AM   #22 (permalink)
instarx
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis View Post
I don't understand mods like this. How much additional fossil fuel will be used when you have an accident because you didn't see a car in the other lane just that one unlucky time?

Same goes for turning off engines and other stupid crap like that they are always showing on TV as "hypermiling techniques".
Its a hobby for some, an intellectual exercise for others. Because there is at least the possibility the mods can be validated by measurements, hypermiling and aero mods can provide real-world validation of interesting thought-experiments. What's not to understand?

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