"Michael M. Butler" wrote:
>
> And you're not factoring in the cost in petrol to cultivate the corn...
>
> Spike Jones wrote:
> >
> >
> <snip>
> > Granted, growing corn and distilling the result is not the best way to
> > capture solar energy, but it does give one a feel for orders of magnitude.
> <snip>
> > Conclusion: petrol is your friend. spike
>
> Waaall, not sure I'd go so far as to call it my friend. Heroin is more
> potent than opium, but I'm not sure heroin is my friend... :)
Depends. Like with petrol, it is a means to an end, and like petrol, it helps
you acheive the answer to the question, "Where do you want to go today?" ;)
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