Free Energy for Prius Cars

But the energy did come from dino fuel. All transportation into Denver uses dino fuel. Even if you were born in Denver, your Prius didn't spontaneously appear there, so the transportation to that altitude required dino fuel.

I know you are only being silly with this idea, but trying to defend it is beyond silly.

Tom

 

back during the early 70's I was in Denver to get some tech schooling into a new career field AFSC after the injury. The people of Denver were very rude crude anti military and hateful to me in uniform.

I will never go back there. I realise it was the political wave of the time but I took it personally when I was spit on. I could have given my life for their right to hate my uniform and me. I accept that but never have liked it and never will forget it.

 

Welcome home Brothers.

Nam 65-66 and 69-70. Had to snuck out the back gate of Camp Pendleton when I came back in 70 due to the protesters.

 

That's why they call it the West "Coast."

 

I just drive with a tailwind everywhere I go. Much easier than spiriting myself to Denver all the time.

When I need *real* free energy I ride my bike. Turns out that I need free energy a lot.

 

ok i know we are joking but what about that water pwoered car they had back in the 70's? the one that OPEC got the patten for $10mill. and then sat on.

i see chevy is trying something like this here in NY. well NYC but they are trying it anyway.
mith busters did a story on a car running on water once but i think that was water and gas mix......something about a mister.

all i know is mine seems like free enegry compared to my full size Dodge truck.

 

definately. I fill up every two weeks at around 450 miles. The wife can take one tank for almost 4 weeks. We used to fill each of our SUV's once a week with 20 gallons each. Our combined energy footprint is tiny compared to what it was!

PS: I heard that Lowry closed up shop after I got out in the early 80's. Thats millions of dollars the nasty city loses. I'm glad!!

 

Now wait just a second! I drop by to play along... and get dinged for the energy to make the bicycle?! Technical Foul!

The Prius is made from rose pedals and the laughter of children? We've got to set at least *some* stipulations here, or I'm taking my ball and going home.

Well, OK... as long as no energy was used to build the car, or to feed the guy behind the wheel!

 

Bob,

At the risk of being technical, you've just re-affirmed the first law of thermodynamics (the total energy in the universe is constant, you can move it around, but you can't create or destroy it.)

 

LOL....Sometimes I'm not sure if there's a difference between "technical" and "silly"...

And yes, one of the greatest things (IMHO) about the Prius is its ability to recapture kinetic energy, at least partially, and store it for later use. Whether that's motion that resulted from burning fuel or just by realizing potential energy, it is still cool.

I think that potentially the biggest rub comes with folks who live on top of or on the side of hills. Yes, going up the hill does build potential, but when you stop your car at home, turn it off and let it cool down, you're probably not going to get back as much as the "half" because of the Prius' warm-up cycle and the fuel it burns during that time. Of course that's all dependent on the climate and the geography....

 

You do realize that you can never leave Florida without expending the energy to get to a higher elevation, don't you? You are trapped in a gravitational potential well. :evil: