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Re4: WTF have this in common with schools?
Saturday, 24-Apr-99 20:59:30
as for trabants, i agree. i've smelled lot's of trabants, i do not like them. but that's the only point i agree with you. whoever you are (um, i'm lazy now to see what 198... is)
do you now how many sunny days are in OZ per year? more than 300. what happens to ALL the sun powered auto's and 100km-with-1-1iter projects?
fail, or actualy Being failed.
What is the average volume of a car-engine here? 10 y. ago was 2000cubcm, now is 3000 ccm.
i can tell you who does that - the Petrol burned out should be same in order to keep the (Shell/Amoko/Texaco/Castrol/Mobil/Total/BritishPetrolium/Mark Rich/you name it) profits at least the same.
And what we have? a SMELLING cities. yes, you may think that europe cities smell, but they smell at certains points only, i knew that well. while OZ cities smell less, but EVERYWHERE. one can't escape the petrol smell. even 50kms away from the city.
coz the profits should be at same level. Therefore there are NO sun powered things here. And a 250horse powers 2500ccm Subaru is less sold than 240horse powers 5000ccm Holden V8.
and the petrol is cheaper than in Germany.
oh, i forgot to say that the motor oils are 3-5 times cheaper than in europe.
The only (quite-modern) recycling factory in Australia works on half-the-volume - coz people throw Everything into rubbish bins. glass, plastic, metal, paper, grass, whatever. LOTS and LOTS. and noone cares.
Therefore, it may seems odd to you that Germany may apply such a startling program, but someone must STRESS the public, otherwise, yes, we should go live at the moon. coz itr will be more livable than earth SOON.
"the moon is a harsh mistress..."
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