Comments on: Somebody Must’ve Been Tanked

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:52:37 +0000

Man I can just imagine the happy driver honking and getting it about half a mile down the road and feeling like a complete idiot…the kind of thing I would fall for.

Clever roadside satire…

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 23:08:22 +0000

Didn’t you ever hear about “oil peak” aka “Hubbert peak” ?
Simply try this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=oil+peak
or this:
http://www.google.com/search?q=hubbertpeak

By: Dustin Diaz

Dustin Diaz — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:56:51 +0000

So did you honk or what?

By: Richard Wright

Richard Wright — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:24:48 +0000

Honking uses electricity. The alternator converts gas into electrical energy. Admittedly a very small amount. But what if we had a “conserve gas day”, and at a given time, say midday, everyone around the world who was conserving gas honked. I wonder how much gas that would use. My quick calculations, alright a stab in the dark, have shown the amount would be a fair bit of gas.
I think I just kicked our coal-fired power stations into overdrive writing this crud.

By: Ara Pehlivanian

Ara Pehlivanian — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:47:01 +0000

Jack: I think that the sign embodies irony. Heh. Unless of course it meant flatulence.

By: Matt Brundage

Matt Brundage — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:07:37 +0000

Would it be ironic to honk if you”re driving a hybrid?

No, I believe the sign intends for hydrid owners to honk. But us regular gas-guzzlin’ folks could also conserve gas — simply by carpooling or by abstaining from taking long and/or useless trips. I don’t think there’s any irony in the sign — driving a car with an internal combustion engine down a street doesn’t necessarily restrict you from conserving fuel.

By: Jack Brewster

Jack Brewster — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:53:55 +0000

Would it be ironic to honk if you’re driving a hybrid?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:29:15 +0000

Tanked… or possibly siphoned… although I am not discounting snarky either… Thanks for this timely remind of the current state of affairs… LOL

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:04:05 +0000

How far would you have to drive to pass this sign, Thomas? Might be worth it just to get to blow your horn. ;-)

By: Thomas Peklak

Thomas Peklak — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:28:39 +0000

Maybe some people still have not realised, that oil is going to be short very soon.
The author of this sign, just wanted to give attention to this issue. If I come along this sign, I will honk.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 04:21:46 +0000

I believe the sign’s creator was completely sober, and just being snarky. :-)