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    Carbon emissions

    Have I got something wrong? I understand that one liter of petrol weighs 0.72 kg. I also understand that 1 liter of petrol gives off 2.33 kg of Carbon in emissions. Are these figures correct and if so can someone explain the physics of that?
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    Briatore's Crashgate

    I always found him and his style distatsteful. He was the sort of person of whom I thought you would have to count your fingers after shaking hands. In my experience such people are usually smart enough to stay above the spilling of blood and so it is a surprise to see him getting caught. It...
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    Do not know this car

    Saw it in Frankfurt earlier in the week but only had time for a couple of mobile phone shots. It was either powered by LPG or erdgas (natural gas). Can't remember which. It had two in-line seats and the top of the roof was just below the height of a passing Corsa.
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    Lotus name to return to F1?

    It is always the case that market occupants try to exclude outsiders by cost of entry. Thus Ferrari and Briatore's campaign. They know where they stand with the current competition although Brawn has been a shock and they certainly don't want more of that. But the new rules could breathe life...
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    The Times - Top 10 drivers

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article5986660.ece Personally I'd say it was between Clark and Fangio. Grudgingly I would have to allow that Senna was up there, although he introduced the principle of stock -car racing tactics to F1 - and did he ever smile more than once or...
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    Proposal to lower speed limit on A roads

    Report in The Times and other media today. Personally I think it should be Headlined: 'Plan to reduce Road Deaths by 30%' but they know that their headline will get more response. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/news/article6136213.ece
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    Open Source Software

    For the second time we have a group of people suggesting the use of Open Souce Software. My initial reaction is sceptical. This would be for an extremely large development. My own view is based on my experience two years ago when I found; 1. The tools seemed crude and from a previous...
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