On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:02:25 +0000, Cynic <cynic_999@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:32:39 +0000 (UTC), Tim Woodall
> <devnull@woodall.me.uk> wrote:
> 
> > If you are saying that an ideal car consuming 1kg/s of fuel at all
> > speeds consumes 1kg/s of fuel at all speeds then thats just a tautology.
> 
> No, I was simply disputing Derricks

I note you cannot copy my name without losing an "e" and adding an
"r", an "i" and a "c". No wonder you have trouble parsing complete
sentences.

> statement that if you double the
> *rate of consumption* you burn 4 times as much fuel over a given time.
> 
> That statement is quite obviously incorrect.

It is quite obviously CORRECT since the only way you can double the
rate of consumption is by going twice as fast. Which is what we are
talking about: an accelerating run. We are not talking about waving a
magic wand and changing the car. In fact, the fact that you are
burning fuel *implies* acceleration. There is no possible way anyone
here, except you, could be talking about burning fuel while keeping
the same speed.