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Half full glass of water

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by longshortofit, Mar 10, 2005.

  1. longshortofit

    longshortofit Junior Member

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    On the front of the 05 Prius brochure is a hand that is holding a half full glass of water.

    Does anyone know what this signifies??

    I thought I heard once that this is the amount of H2O water expelled out the exhaust pipe on a cross country trip in a Prius. Trying to find the meaning.

    of point to in a direction to look.

    Thanks
     
    #1 longshortofit, Mar 10, 2005
  2. cpwaites

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    My baseless speculation - clean environment = clean water.
     
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  3. kidtwist

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    I think it's related to conservation.

    A glass of water in the desert. Water is in short supply there and needs to be conserved. Like gasoline for automobiles.
     
    #3 kidtwist, Mar 10, 2005
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    A glass that is one-half full of water is completely full: one-half with water and one-half with air. I interpret the Toyota advertisement to imply long-term quality and sustainability.
     
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    Maybe it is just to make us wonder and analyze :roll:
     
    #5 rick57, Mar 10, 2005
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    To me it signifies that the hand model was thirsty.

    By the looks of the hand, it is either a chick with man hands or a metro-sexual dude who just had a manicure and every last hair waxed off his hand. Either way, Eew! I’m sure heshe got tired of holding up a full glass of water out there in that blazing hot sun on that pure white, um, whatever groundcover, and decided to take a long cool sip from an overfull, temptingly clear glass of Prius water.

    I think the advertisers should have added some ice cubes with subliminal messages like . . . Hybrid . . . 60 MGP . . . Technology . . . .Sex. :wink:

    Otherwise, I look at that hand and think to myself that there is no way I would be drinking from that glass. Who knows where that hand has been. :pukeright:
     
    #6 Sufferin' Prius Envy, Mar 10, 2005
  7. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Our 04 brochure had blue skies with cumulus clouds, the 05 has a glass pyramid structure. I wonder who comes up with these pictures
     
    #7 Tideland Prius, Mar 10, 2005
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    It's not water --- it's Vodka!!!

    You need it when the dealer tells you how long you're going to have to wait for your car! :oops:
     
    #8 dbarry, Mar 10, 2005
  9. richard schumacher

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    The glass is twice as big as it needs to be; an allusion to the average American car, which is bigger than it needs to be.

    8 ounces of water would be produced by a 45 MPG Prius travelling roughly 1/3 mile.
     
    #9 richard schumacher, Mar 10, 2005
  10. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    Yeah, who says the glass is half FULL anyway. I just read the article about GM destroying all the EV1's and I'm starting to feel a little half-empty myself.
     
    #10 TonyPSchaefer, Mar 10, 2005
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