Gatcha. I didn't think that through. Brian
On 3/11/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zoltan Finks wrote: > > Point definitely taken. That's why I am the snack king on trips (as in > stock > > up on at groc. store, and bring snacks with). > > > > The reason I thought it seemed to favor the 55 number is that the times > > saved by going 55 vs. 45 were dramatically more than the times saved by > > going anything more than 55 (that they listed anyway). Why would that > be? > > It's partly a trick of how they did it. 45 to 55 is a 10 mph > difference. But then they give numbers from 55 to 60, and 60 to 65, > which are only 5 mph differences. > > Another factor is that 50 to 55 is a 10% difference, but 60 to 65 is > only an 8.3% difference. The benefit from each 5 mph increase in speed > decreases as you go faster. You can see this more obviously if you look > at the extremes -- speeding up from 5 mph to 10 mph would halve your > time, but going 105 mph instead of 100 mph will only reduce it by 5%. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
