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[C532]Cheating At The Gas Pumps
by Scott Siegel, Sco
1. The evening or morning is the time to buy your gasoline.

Gasoline, following the laws of physics, becomes denser when the temperature is colder. How does this help you when you fill up? Pumps that dispense gas only measure the volume of the gas that you pump and not the density. If the gasoline is denser, you are getting more gas per gallon. How much will this save? US consumers will pay 2.1 billion dollars more for fuel this summer due to this change in density. That is according to research done by congress.

This means that if you fill up your gas tank in the cooler morning temperatures, or in the colder evening hours, that you'll be getting better gas price economy. Filling up your gas tank later in the evening may also help you to avoid the rush of day hours and you will not waste gas idling while waiting for a pump to open up.

2. Avoid driving when your gas tank is close to empty

Driving your car until the gas tank is almost empty can cost you fuel economy and could damage your engine. Dirt that has accumulated in the fuel tank over time can be pulled into the engine. This will cause the engine to operate less efficiently and will reduce the miles per gallon your engine runs at.

You could get a double whammy in spending more for fuel.In addition to the loss of fuel economy if you are at empty you will have to fill your tank at the first station you come across and that usually will mean paying a higher price than you need to. The choice of where to gas up is taken away from you due to circumstance.

Keep your gas level above the quarter tank mark if at all possible. You should plan to purchase gas when your tank is somewhere between one half and one quarter full.

3. Save with a flick of the wrist, turn the nozzle

Try turning the nozzle of the hose a full 180 degrees when you have finished filling up your gas tank . This will enable the gas in the nozzle to enter your tank. In some cases it could be as much as an entire half cup. This bonus, if left alone will provide the next customer with a bonus.

Once you get into the habit of turning the hose you'll find yourself doing it without thinking. That extra half cup that you get each time that you fill your gas tank can add up to a lot of extra gas at the end of the year that you would have otherwise left for the next motorist.

If you fill up once a week and you can squeeze an extra half cup out of the hose each time, that would be 52 half cups per year. That would equate to 1.625 gallons.

If you are a two car family that fills up each car once a week you would reap the benefit of over 3 gallons of "free" gas a year. Three free gallons of gas just by flicking your wrist.

These are just a few of many things you can do to maximize your fuel economy and gas purchases. Just thinking about gas and the things you can do will help you make a habit out of saving gas.

Ever since the world has stepped into 21st century, our quality of living has improved significantly and this led to an energy hungry world with high requirement of energy resources and oil, often dubbed as the 'liquid gold' has been the most significant source for meeting our growing energy requirements but at the same time it has also been the cause of several human conflicts that have only produced more strife-torn nations and brought unimaginable amount of suffering. The best example in recent times being the Iraq War.

Now all of us would like to believe that the phenomenon of globalisation has helped the global economy but the reality permits us to think otherwise. On the hindsight it has also brought with it a huge appetite for energy and oil fits the bill perfectly as the most dominant source of energy, the reason is that with rapidly improving standards of living, the citizens of the world want access to all the basic amenities in the world for themselves and their families such as water to drink, electricity for lights, good roads for transportation and oil is no exception. But one thing that always escapes our collective memories is the fact that oil resources are non-renewable in nature and once used, cannot be replenished. Our present day energy requirements are increasing the oil resources are also depleting by leaps and bounds. So it is high time we redirected our efforts on developing alternative sources of energy that are not only cheap and renewable but at the same time are also environment-friendly.

For past several years, global warming has reached alarming levels and it has become an utmost necessity to develop and encourage the renewable and environment-friendly technologies and to this effect we have heard about harnessing the tidal energy, the solar energy and not to forget, the abundant wind energy. In that context, the latest breakthrough in the development of clean energy and the subject of concern has been the usage of water for developing hydrogen-powered technologies for the automobiles. Now one might ponder as to how water powered cars would run. For the facts, 75% of the earth’s surface is water and a majority of that volume is sea water. As we know of the abundant availability of sea water, the new technology that has been developed harnesses the power of water.

The book “Water N2 Gas" puts forth the concept of water powered cars and explains the process to run your car on water in a very simple and lucid manner which would not only help you get hold of the basics of the process but will also raise your awareness about the reliable energy alternative that can be used day-in day-out in our regular lives. Not only that, it also explains the ways and means to save money at the gas pump by employing the water N2 gas technology which is very simple because as the energy costs increase, people will automatically want to use the technologies that are cost-effective and at the same time are environment-friendly at the same time. A simple process as mentioned in the book goes," Firstly, we should understand the chemical compound - water (H2O). Water consists of 2 hydrogen atoms as well as 1 oxygen atom. Some close compounds that are highly flammable are hydrogen (H2), Oxyhydrogen(HHO) et cetera. Upon research, it has been found that converting water into hydrogen as well as oxyhydrogen is actually very common in industries. However, this method is rarely being used in car. The process of converting water into hydrogen and oxygen is achieved by using the electricity in the car battery to make the water to undergo electrolysis and convert water into hydrogen or oxyhydrogen gas, which can be used as alternative fuel for cars. Then, some modifications are made on the car engine to divert to flammable gas and mix the gas with fuel or gasoline. Therefore, the flammable gas actually provides additional energy and act as an additional alternative fuel for cars. Indirectly, they are actually making hybrid cars that run on water. This process is very easy and can be done at a minimal cost of about $150." So in essence, we get to know about the development of water cars. Now considering the skyrocketing gasoline prices and the consequent environmental implications, $150 is a piece of cake. So this leads to significant amount of savings thereby helping the nations' economies too.

Not only will this book guide us in understanding the need to replace fossil fuel with alternative sources as the backbone of our daily energy needs but will also arm us with enough goodies to pay back Mother Nature her due because if not now, then when? If not us, then who?
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