Date:         Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:21:02 +0000
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From:         tonyd <tonyd@CANDESA.COM>
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Subject:      Re: DRL's - Bad!
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1.21 gigawatts. i think. man, am i bored or what?

Tony
'87 GL
Don Gibbons wrote:

> Consider:
>
> 100,000,000 cars.
>
> thats 200,000,000 head lights
>
> Say 20 watts each.
>
> Thats 4,000,000,000 watts.
>
> 4 GIGA Watts!
>
> Isn't that what the 1955 Dr Brown yelled when he found out how much power his
> time machine from the future used?
>
> Anyway that is a considerable number of ever-ready bunnies or somewhat fewer
> Nuclear reactors.
>
> And a whole lot of gas for us to buy! Its just not an appropriate solution to
> car safety. Better driver training would be cheaper and more effective. Oh, But
> then the typical American would have to use their brain when driving. No no no.
> Just can't have that.