Getting My Bladder to Last 900 Miles

hycamguy07 · 02-09-2007, 12:22 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lisa Nowak @ Feb 9 2007, 11:24 AM) [snapback]387487[/snapback]</div>

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sorry i can't comment much on my trip - i work for the government as a scientist. it involved getting clearance for me and a collegue to research Masters and Johnson in a microgravity environment.
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daveleeprius · 02-09-2007, 12:27 PM

oh go blast off somewhere

bigdaddy · 02-09-2007, 01:41 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lisa Nowak @ Feb 9 2007, 10:42 AM) [snapback]387443[/snapback]</div>

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hi,

i don't know if this is the right place to intro, but lately i've been kind of stressed out - hope it does not piss any of you off. really interested if my prius's 11.9 gallon bladder can last 900 miles along interstate 10 (really don't want to discuss the trip). ok, this is edgy, but would tailing an 18-wheeler get me there non-stop?

thanks in advance
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Funniest post/imposter thread in 2007! Good job!

daniel · 02-09-2007, 05:32 PM

Lots of folks are joking, but I'll give you a straight answer: NO.

Extremely experienced "pulse and glide" drivers may be able to do it, but that requires holding your speed below 42 mph. Depending on terrain and conditions, normal range on a tankful would be 400 to 500 miles.

Drafting off a semi probably won't do it either, but will very possibly get you killed. Be sensible: stop for gas along the way and drive safely. You won't get there on one tank, but you will get there on less gas than any other car could do, unless it's a two-seater Honda Insight.

Trevor · 02-09-2007, 05:52 PM

Ground control to Major Tom.

Forget the diapers Lisa. Next time go for those Neoprene Wet Okole seat covers and some baby wipes. And try an alias next time. You wouldn't want to get your bail revoked.

hycamguy07 · 02-09-2007, 06:11 PM

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Lots of folks are joking, but I'll give you a straight answer: NO.

Extremely experienced "pulse and glide" drivers may be able to do it, but that requires holding your speed below 42 mph. Depending on terrain and conditions, normal range on a tankful would be 400 to 500 miles.

Drafting off a semi probably won't do it either, but will very possibly get you killed. Be sensible: stop for gas along the way and drive safely. You won't get there on one tank, but you will get there on less gas than any other car could do, unless it's a two-seater Honda Insight.
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All joking aside, Daniels right, I stopped once in orlando and once in mississipi, My brother in-law whith his Dodge Ram 2500 pick-up stopped 7 times on the way over and again 7 times on the way back! I think he paid $1079.00 just in gas!!!!

Of course I had to rub it in (feel the SMUGG NESS)

skruse · 02-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Burt Reynolds was in a movie where people were required to stay in a room for a very long time with no restroom breaks. While everyone else was uncomfortable and squirming, Burt was calm, cool and collected. He wore the "Motorman's Friend" - a tube down one leg into an ankle reservoir.

hycamguy07 · 02-09-2007, 06:34 PM

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Burt Reynolds was in a movie where people were required to stay in a room for a very long time with no restroom breaks. While everyone else was uncomfortable and squirming, Burt was calm, cool and collected. He wore the "Motorman's Friend" - a tube down one leg into an ankle reservoir.
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Well she would have to wear depends because what if she had a #2 & a #1???

Chuck. · 02-09-2007, 10:44 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Feb 9 2007, 10:13 AM) [snapback]387470[/snapback]</div>

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Have you Googled for the Prius Diaper?
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For grins I did.

Check out http://www.boston.com/business/articles/20...___thats_tough/.

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Originally posted by article
...in fact, they specifically say they want to be ``the Toyota Prius of diapers."

I don't think that's the point, but it was interesting...

Jim1eye · 02-10-2007, 12:15 AM

I don't know what's funnier. The OP or those taking it serious.

02-09-2007, 05:32 PM	#14
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 11,278 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 59 Thanked 201 Times in 127 Posts Friends: 0	Lots of folks are joking, but I'll give you a straight answer: NO. Extremely experienced "pulse and glide" drivers may be able to do it, but that requires holding your speed below 42 mph. Depending on terrain and conditions, normal range on a tankful would be 400 to 500 miles. Drafting off a semi probably won't do it either, but will very possibly get you killed. Be sensible: stop for gas along the way and drive safely. You won't get there on one tank, but you will get there on less gas than any other car could do, unless it's a two-seater Honda Insight. __________________ Daniel Primary car: 100% Electric 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera. Estimated range at 55 mph: 81 miles total or 64 miles to 80% discharge. Top speed 70 mph. Secondary car: Zap Xebra SD, also 100% electric. 1.9 cents per mile. Range: 40 miles total, or 32 miles to 80% discharge. Top speed 35 mph. Faster downhill. Both EVs use electrons generated from water power. Gas guzzler for when I have to travel farther than 60 miles: 2004 Prius. "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." -- Emma Goldman "Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think long and hard before starting a war." -- Otto von Bismarck

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02-09-2007, 12:27 PM	#12
daveleeprius Heh heh heh you think so? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 424 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	oh go blast off somewhere

02-09-2007, 05:52 PM	#15
Trevor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 334 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 1	Ground control to Major Tom. Forget the diapers Lisa. Next time go for those Neoprene Wet Okole seat covers and some baby wipes. And try an alias next time. You wouldn't want to get your bail revoked.

02-09-2007, 06:26 PM	#17
skruse Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Great Central Valley, Fresno, CA Posts: 1,206 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Touring Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 2	Burt Reynolds was in a movie where people were required to stay in a room for a very long time with no restroom breaks. While everyone else was uncomfortable and squirming, Burt was calm, cool and collected. He wore the "Motorman's Friend" - a tube down one leg into an ankle reservoir.

02-10-2007, 12:15 AM	#20
Jim1eye Shaklee Ind Distributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 178 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I don't know what's funnier. The OP or those taking it serious.