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NASCAR and Energy Efficiency
It never fails. When I give a talk about The Science of Speed at a University science department (as opposed to a talk for the public), someone will ask "How can you advocate for NASCAR? They're the biggest waste of gasoline." Or something similar. I'm going to look at this in two ways. People often confuse how much energy is used with how efficiently energy is used. One way to cut back on energy usage is to use less energy, but it's also possible to use less energy by using the energy more efficiently. [...]
dr. diandra