metalartist989
Midland USA
Posted: Jun 20, 2008, 4:53 AM CST
I'm going to say this once.
Since it's been more than 5 years, my confidentiality clause is overwith. My former career entailed computer graphic design, website design, and video editing. I worked for a company in South Texas, which shall go nameless, building CBTs (Computer Based Training) for Bay LTD. Bay LTD. is the largest manufacturer of offshore oil rigs in the world. During the course of a presentation, I overheard a conversation about the Strategic National Reserve. If the SNR was refined to gasoline, and gasoline only, (there are a lot more uses for oil than gasoline....) we could drive all day and all night in cars with V8 motors that get lousy mileage for the next *300 YEARS*. In addition to this tidbit of knowledge, we've tapped about 14% of the world's oil "stockpile". ...it's out there, albeit hard to reach, but considering the technology that Bay LTD. was implementing back in 2000, and the way technology grows.. I wouldn't say it's out of reach.
This reminds me of a story I heard about a friend of a friend who bought a cadillac. They filled it up with gas, drove around all day and night, the next day drove some more and finally called the dealership because "something has to be wrong with this fuel gauge.. we've driven 250 miles and it's barely moved..." 1 hour later they showed up at his house with another Cadillac.. same model, but a completely different carbuerator and fuel system. "Yeah sorry.. you weren't supposed to get THAT one"
it got an estimated 150mpg..
absorb this information how you choose.