How come we are so waistful with GAS? Meaning NASCAR...?
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well first of all, it is a sport industry that supports more than a few thousand jobs, plus the type of fuel that those cars use is not what you use in your everyday SUV, and if you are so worried about conserving energy-direct your efforts in a direction that would actually make a difference-direct it towards those SUV driving mothers that have a vehicle that will chauffeur around a whole soccer team, yet only one team member is riding in that one car-hello has anyone ever heard of car pooling, but no one will do this.  Direct it toward people that jump into their car to run to the corner grocery store to get 1 item, when they could take 15 minutes of their time, walk to the same store to get the same item, and save gas doing it-but they gotta drive there.  Direct your efforts toward the millions of people who drive to work everyday, when they could take a bus or carpool van, sure it isn't as convenient, but they are saving gas, saving energy, saving the earth.  In the end, people will tell you that cutbacks need to be made, that sacrifices need to be made, they just forget that they could and should be the ones to do so, they think it should be done by everyone else but them.
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The flatulence may mean that your body has not received the proper complimentary amino acids in your diet. (e.g. beans by itself give you gas, but eat them with rice, and the two foods compliment each other to reduce your gas.)\nFood high in sulphur (such as eggs) also produces a lot of gas. \nThe "hot" of your flatulence probably means you ate something hot. Did you have paprika on your hard boiled egg?
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I don't know for sure, but:\n\n1) These drivers get very hot and often dehydrated during these races. It's possible they just don't have to go.\n2) On the occasions that they DO have to go, my guess is they go in their jumpsuits.\n\nIf you contact NASCAR and get an answer to this question, let us know!
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k..let me get on my box for a second. \nyes, i'm getting very annoyed with a lot of things, including fellow nascar fans. \nthe haters/basher will always be there. oh well, their loss. they are missing out on a great thing. i am amused that they find it in their time to deal with something they claim to hate so much.. personally, i have better things to do with my time than focus on something i do not enjoy. to me, it's easier to let it slide off my back then to get annoyed with it. they have no impact on my life and i can watch my tv or sit at a track w/o their approval so i can happily go aklong my merrily nascar way.  however, you have to look at what some fans are putting out there to the public. i say some, b/c i know there are still some TRUE fans out there.\n\nfirst, let's get something straight: nascar is about racing. it's not about sex. so can we please of the love of all things holy in racing stop throwing underwear at driver's like jr or kasey kahne. yeah, we got it..some people think they are easy on the eyes. pretty does not pay the bills unless you are dancing on tables. driver are drivers. they are there for the talent and the sport. let's stop demeaning them like a freakin' piece of grade a meat. now, as i said, yes, there are some that are easy on the eyes. i lvoe tony, i think he's gorgeous, but if he could drive a car i wouldn't hae one piece of #20 gear.. if fans put it out there like it's all about something so shallow people will take that and use it.\n\nsecond things are getting just ugly inside the sport. personally, i'm getting really extremely tired of everyne being ridiculous about the rivalries. i mean, yes, there are rivaliries and you can bag on other driver's a bit..but in the past years it has gotten to the extreme. it's gone from my driver can outdriver you driver.. to your driver is a lying cheating, homesexual, whinng scumbag..and it's just not nescessary. \npeople just can't admit when they are outraced, and it's irritating. i mean when someone besides their driver wins it becomes a matter of cheating an blah blah blah.. how about you just admit that you got outraced on that one. every driver would rather win against the best and have it be considered as a good win b/c they truly outraced.. and every driver would rather lose to a good driver than one who just got lucky. \nit's getting really disgusting that people are like wishing harm, actual bodily harm on other driver's..Now that's just plain sick and wrong.\nseriously, my two favorite driver's are probably on the top of the hate list..so i've gotten used to it over the years..but i still think it's gone way overboard and really makes me want to be escorted out of the tracks in handcuffs. i mean some people just need their stupidy stuffed right down their throats sideways.. \n\nnow we take all that and put it out there for the non nascar people to view and what do you think thy are going to take from it?? it's all about representing things better. \nk i will jump off my box now..thanks.
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Gasoline is the bloodline that keeps America moving. Our personal vehicles alone guzzle 65 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel each year, and that number is projected to increase by 2.6 percent each year. \nTracking gas prices can feel like a roller coaster ride. They're down a little one month, up the next, before shooting up more than 30 percent in a year. Plus, they're different depending on where you look. Other countries, and even other states and cities, can have very different gas prices from your local Gas-N-Go. To the average person, it probably seems as though there's little rhyme or reason to how gas prices are determined. In this article, we will look at the forces that impact the price of gas at the pump, and we'll find out where your gas money actually goes. \n\nAmericans have an insatiable thirst for gasoline, and with sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) continually growing in popularity we are only getting thirstier. Just look at the roads and highways and you'll see that a severe gas shortage would practically cripple the country. Americans drive more than 2.5 trillion miles per year in automobiles, light trucks and SUVs, according to a MEMA report. That's equal to 14,000 round trips to the sun. Today, we drive almost twice as much as we did in 1980 (1.5 trillion miles). \n\n\nPhoto courtesy Phillips Petroleum Company\nA gas station in Colorado Springs, CO\n \n\n\nHistorical Gas Prices\n(Adjusted for inflation)\n \nYear Price Per Gallon \n1950 $1.91 \n1955 $1.85 \n1960 $1.79 \n1965 $1.68 \n1970 $1.59 \n1975 $1.80 \n1980 $2.59 \n1985 $1.90 \n1990 $1.51 \n1995 $1.28 \n2001 $1.66 \n2002 $1.31 \n2003 $1.52 \n2004 $1.79 \n2005 $2.28 \n2006 (so far) $2.68 \nSource: U.S. DOE  \nThe United States consumes an average of 20 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d, according to the Department of Energy. Of that, about 45 percent is used for motor gasoline. The rest is used for distillate fuel oil, jet fuel, residual fuel and other oils. Each barrel of oil contains 42 gallons (159 L), which yields 19 to 20 gallons (75 L) of gasoline. So, in the United States, something like 178 million gallons of gasoline is consumed every day. \n\nTypically, the demand for gas spikes during the summer, when lots of people go on vacation. Holidays like Memorial Day and the Fourth of July create logjams of tourist traffic during the summer. This high demand usually translates into higher gasoline prices, although that's not always the case. For instance, while gas prices soared 31 cents in April and early May of 2001, reaching $1.71 per gallon (which now seems inexpensive compared to today's prices), prices actually declined during the 2001 summer. \n\nIn 2004, prices continued to rise past the end of the summer travel season for a variety of reasons, including several hurricanes and an increase in the price of crude oil. And in 2005, Hurricane Katrina (along with a sizeable increase in crude oil prices) pushed prices to $3.07 per gallon on September 5, 2005. Prices settled down somewhat in November and December of 2005. But now the numbers are climbing again, with an average price for regular unleaded gas at $2.90 right now (May 2006). \n\nPrice increases generally occur when the world crude-oil market tightens and lowers inventories. We will discuss who controls the crude-oil market later. Also, growing demand can sometimes outpace refinery capacity. In the spring, refineries perform maintenance, which can place a pinch on the gasoline market. By the end of May, refineries are usually back to full capacity. \n\n How do you overpower the pump?\nRising gas prices are impacting everyone: what are you doing to soften the blow?\nWe want to know!  \n\n\nWhen you pump $20 dollars into your tank, that money is broken up into little pieces that get distributed among several entities. Gas is just like any other consumer product: There's a supply chain and several groups who are responsible for setting the price
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Retrofitting Older Model Year Carbureted Vehicles to get 50 Plus Miles Per Gallon With My Gasoline to Propane Converter, and then Donating Them to The Meals On Wheels Program , The Disabled American Veterans, Homeless Shelters, Etc. It can Only be A Hypothetical Dream Because By Law All Vehicles From 1996 To The Present Are Required to Run At 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. I've found A Way To Change That To 100 Parts Of Air to 1 Part of Fuel! But It Will Never be Marketed! I've Been to The US Patent Office, and Witnessed Firsthand How All Similar Units have been Kept off the Market, so don't even go There!And Now, with the EPA OBD II Law, That will never Change! If I'm Wrong, then how is it that Engines DO Run on Large, Expensive, Cumbersome Propane Tanks that are a Hassle to Set Up, and Refill? Petroleum, on a Molecular level is all the Same. It's only the Dispersal that's Different! My Hypothetical Dream Job, which will never Happen,,would be to Disprove Once and for all the Almighty 14.7 to 1 Air to Fuel Ratio, Reduce  Dependency on Imported Oil, and Reduce Air Pollution Caused by Vehicles!
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the try to skirt around the grey areas in the NASCAR rulebook to give their driver an advantage i.e. bigger fuel lines that will hold more so they will have that extra little bit of gas, having smaller drivers strap metal to their bodies so when they weigh the driver and car it meets the minium weight and then take it off for race day so there car is lighter and faster and the glass is to give them an aerodynamic advantage for the draft and better sticking ability or downforce for turns.
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Good Question. Nascar definately is a sport, you try hanging on to that steering wheel for 3+ hours driving at 200 mph going around that steep track and you tell me if it's easy and doesn't take alot out of you. These guys work out just like any other athlete and keep in top shape. If they didn't they would not be able to do what they do each and every week. No, there is no ball involved, but there doesn't have to be to make it a sport, horse racing is a sport, no ball involved. diving, swimming, etc.. no ball involved. Nascar is a sport and I believe on of the toughest and most dangerous out there.
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GASOLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I had a really bad experence with letting my fuel tank run to empty.... Lets just say Me on the side of the road lost in the backwoods of West Virginia at night was NOT FUN... I always try to keep my tank above half full now. I learned my lesson!
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Comes down to ignorance. People don't think it's a real sport, yet how many of them could handle Mach 4 in a turn and losing up to 20 lbs. per race because of heat and exhaustion. It's a shame!! Go Kasey #9!!!!
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well yea he is right to a point. it falls on the person that is using the tank. the bigger and/or taller the person is the more air they would use and the smaller the less. easy way to explain it is. think of a small car vs a huge truck. which uses more gas ??
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We have altered our grocery shopping habits.  The rising cost of fuel has caused the price of groceries to go through the roof.  We don't buy as much meat or fresh fruit & veggies, and we are buying a lot of pre-packaged.  Not as healthy, but more affordable.\n\nWe are not the kind of people who eat out, buy new stuff, party, or really have any excess fat in our budget that can be trimmed.\n\nMy business requires me to drive to my customers, as does my husband's.  We are fortunate to live in a part of the country where gas prices have remained below the national average.
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carbs and sugar create gas.  cut back on the breads, starches, pastas and a lot of sugar.   If that doesn't work, see a doc.
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It's the latest thing, give it a couple years and they'll find something else to complain about.  My husband smokes and drives a truck that gets 8 mpg on the highway, so I guess they are really offended by us, lol.
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I'm just going from memory, but I believe it's because the acids in your stomach are breaking down the food, causing gases and nastiness....which basically stinks....I'm sure someone will post a wiki....but that's the gist of it!
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drag racing rules!but here's a question,alot of women in drag racing now,but is there in nascar?i personally think nascar is boring,anybody can race a lap,but can you go 442,3 at 327mph?