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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Students Build 2,843 MPG Car]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/04/15/high-school-students-build-2-843-mpg-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/04/15/high-school-students-build-2-843-mpg-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't really understand the point of these kinds of competitions. Wouldn't it be much better to make every team start with (for instance) a 1990 Honda Civic, and modify it from there to see which team can get the best mileage? Include some real-world requirements, like it has to be able to get up to 65 MPH at least, and have room for two people minimum. Judge it on overall mileage, as well as real-world usefulness. We need efficiency and carbon reduction breakthroughs in usable cars, not one-off toys.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. E]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 15th 2008 4:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Students Build 2,843 MPG Car]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/04/15/high-school-students-build-2-843-mpg-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/04/15/high-school-students-build-2-843-mpg-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thank you captain optimism! How 'bout we get high school kids have a little fun AND work on problems that may lead them into engineering? Or we could let all our engineering get out-sourced to other countries and see where that gets us.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[J.T.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 15th 2008 6:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on High School Students Build 2,843 MPG Car]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/04/15/high-school-students-build-2-843-mpg-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/04/15/high-school-students-build-2-843-mpg-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Good job kids!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Tracy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 15th 2008 6:21PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
