quattro digest, Vol 1 #3113 - energy stuff + dkw

[Larry C Leung]

>From: "ricematthews" <ricematthews at msn.com>
>To: <robert at s-cars.org>
>Cc: <gjkscruggs at comcast.net>, <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re:  Re: History, energy, automobiles
>Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 12:03:22 -0500
>
>I doubt we'll run out of methane anytime soon, considering every time 
>you
>fart you release some.  While a little hard to contain the amount of 
>gas
>from flatulant humans (or other animals, for that matter) landfills 
>give off
>a nice supply too - and that is somewhat more easily containable.
>
>While CO2 is a greenhouse gas, CH4 is too and plants "breathe" CO2 
>and
>convert it back to oxygen.
>
>Never mind the amount of SO2, etc. that you would be sparing the 
>environment
>by using methane.
>
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>Original Message
>(snip)
>Methane?  OK, that works for a while.  What happens when we run
>out of methane?  What environmental effect will result from using 
>that
>amount of methane?  When methane is burned to liberate its contained 
>energy
>the two products are water (big deal) and CO2 (a major contributor to 
>the
>greenhouse effect).
>(snip)
>
>
>
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>Message: 4
>From: "ricematthews" <ricematthews at msn.com>
>To: <mark at reisources.com>
>Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re:  Boys 'n their toys
>Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 12:07:45 -0500
>
>With such a nice DKW, you shouldn't crowd him so much in that parking 
>space!
>;-)
>
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>Original Message
>
>Took some corny "then & now" pics of the TT with an Auto Union / DKW 
>that
>I'd been seeing in the parking lot at work.  Thought you all might 
>enjoy
>them.
>
>Man, you oughtta see this guy's DKW (one of 13 collector cars, he 
>says)...
>Absolutely immaculate -- the pictures don't do it justice.
>
>http://reisources.com/Audis/DKW_TT1.jpg
>http://reisources.com/Audis/DKW_TT2.jpg
>http://reisources.com/Audis/DKW_TT3.jpg
>