Comments on: It’s a Science Experiment! http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/ A day in the life of me. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:08:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Caserta http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3993 Jim Caserta Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:24:07 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3993 What year/model Civic is it? I had a '95 that I would run up to 450 highway miles on a tank. I used to keep pretty good track of my mileage & # gallons/fill-up and was always close to 40mpg (>90% highway miles). If you really want to track fuel economy, you should monitor mpg and not just raw miles. What year/model Civic is it? I had a ‘95 that I would run up to 450 highway miles on a tank. I used to keep pretty good track of my mileage & # gallons/fill-up and was always close to 40mpg (>90% highway miles). If you really want to track fuel economy, you should monitor mpg and not just raw miles.

]]> By: Four ways to make your blog writing suck less | Hardcore Geek http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3776 Four ways to make your blog writing suck less | Hardcore Geek Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:29:23 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3776 [...] Here’s an example of a great post. Ged spent several days testing the hypothesis that he could increase his car’s mileage by changing his driving habits. He outlined the original idea, the steps he took to test his hypothesis and then reported the results. Now, I’m not saying that you must introduce the scientific method to your blogging, but you must have a clear idea before hitting the keyboard. [...] [...] Here’s an example of a great post. Ged spent several days testing the hypothesis that he could increase his car’s mileage by changing his driving habits. He outlined the original idea, the steps he took to test his hypothesis and then reported the results. Now, I’m not saying that you must introduce the scientific method to your blogging, but you must have a clear idea before hitting the keyboard. [...]

]]> By: krystyn http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3762 krystyn Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:41:57 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3762 Actually, yes. Full warranty -- even brakes, oil service, air filters etc. I haven't paid for anything other than tire rotations. Even if I had to, she's never broke down. :) Actually, yes. Full warranty — even brakes, oil service, air filters etc. I haven’t paid for anything other than tire rotations. Even if I had to, she’s never broke down. :)

]]> By: Roch101 http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3617 Roch101 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:36:49 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3617 Does it come with a mechanic? Does it come with a mechanic?

]]> By: Krystyn http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3582 Krystyn Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:14:46 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3582 Wanna buy a Cooper Mini? Wanna buy a Cooper Mini?

]]> By: Ged http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Ged Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:28:09 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3573 Dave, Yeah, I didn't bother to put the number of gallons for each fill up, but I have kept track of it. The total ranges from 12.0 gallons on the low side to 12.8 gallons on the high side with an average of 12.4 gallons for all. I think this isn't enough of a variation to really mess up the results, but you're the scientist, so you'll have to tell me for sure ;-) Dave,

Yeah, I didn’t bother to put the number of gallons for each fill up, but I have kept track of it. The total ranges from 12.0 gallons on the low side to 12.8 gallons on the high side with an average of 12.4 gallons for all. I think this isn’t enough of a variation to really mess up the results, but you’re the scientist, so you’ll have to tell me for sure ;-)

]]> By: David Miller http://gedblog.com/2008/08/14/its-a-science-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 David Miller Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:16:20 +0000 http://gedblog.com/?p=1002#comment-3568 Great experiment! I've been thinking about trying it myself. * Scientist hat on* One thing bugs me about the graph is that you used miles per tank. Are you using the same number of gallons each tankful? My suggestion would be to plot your MPG over time instead of miles driven per tank. Unless you're using the same number gallons each time, your results will be skewed. *Scientist hat off* Great experiment! I’ve been thinking about trying it myself.

* Scientist hat on*

One thing bugs me about the graph is that you used miles per tank. Are you using the same number of gallons each tankful? My suggestion would be to plot your MPG over time instead of miles driven per tank. Unless you’re using the same number gallons each time, your results will be skewed.

*Scientist hat off*

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