> > > It's the area of the column of fuel necessary and sufficient to keep the > car moving. > > Imagine a car with a "fuel scoop" continuously sucking up fuel as it drove. > The area above is the diameter of the column of fuel it would have to suck > up in order to be just enough to keep moving. > > Visualise it thus. Take the number of litres in the formula and stretch it > till it's a column 100km long. The vehicle will completely consume that > fuel while it traverses that distance. The area is the area of the cross > section of the column. > > -- Charles > Nice!
-- Narendra Shenoy http://narendrashenoy.blogspot.com
