The Dropulator

[yabadabapal]

This has been on my mind so I thought since its one of the most

useless and funny things I have ever invented, that I should share it with you guys beacuse you might forgive me for wasting your time.

Ever since I began putting gas in the car, I have notice after the money meter stops, and I pull the nozel out, that there are always drops of gas that fall to the ground as I put the nozel back into the pump. I counted about 15 drops the other day but Ill round it off to 20. Did I pay for those 20 drops. Am I loosing money at the current 4 bucks a gallon.

So I invented a little chart I call "the dropulator"

Ok so here's the dropulator break down.

There are approximately 90,000 drops in a gallon

Lets say you fill up once a week which equals a loss of 20 drops

or about 1/9000th of a gallon per week.

So on an annual basis your loosing about 1000 drops or now about 1/90th of a gallon loss per year.

So lets say your driving for 50 years.

That equals 50000 drops which is actually only about 1/2 gallon of gas loss in the average lifetime of driving according to my dropulator.

But now lets take 300,000,000 people in the USA for instance.

Each person in the USA collectively is amounting to a loss of 300 billion drops per year or 15 trillion drops within the 50 year driving period on a single vehicle.

So, thats a national loss of about 3 million gallons per year or collectively over 50 years about 150 millions gallons loss according to my

dropulator.

So anyway, the good news is that on an annual basis and at the current rate of 4 bucks a gallon, each person in the USA should receive a check in the amount of .04 cents.

Like I always say, dont be afraid to stand up for yourself and dont be afraid to look like an idiot.

I think Ive done a good job on both accounts.

Any and all corrections are welcomed

A yabadabapal drop u lator

 

[russell_bynum]

Before you extract the nozzle, tip the handle up ( nozzle down) for a few seconds. The extract slowly, tipping it more vertical as you go.

 

It was much easier to not spill before they started mandating those stupid vapor recovery nozzles.

[bakerzdosen]

It was much easier to not spill before I moved to a state that mandates those stupid vapor recovery nozzles.

Fixed it for you.

 

Some of us haven't seen one of those in years (or at least since the last trip to Kalifornistan.)

[russell_bynum]

It was much easier to not spill before I moved to a state that mandates those stupid vapor recovery nozzles.

Fixed it for you.

 

Some of us haven't seen one of those in years (or at least since the last trip to Kalifornistan.)

 

Right. I forgot that those miserable pieces of crap aren't required in outside of this looneybin state.

[Glenn Reed]

It was much easier to not spill before I moved to a state that mandates those stupid vapor recovery nozzles.

Fixed it for you.

 

Some of us haven't seen one of those in years (or at least since the last trip to Kalifornistan.)

 

Right. I forgot that those miserable pieces of crap aren't required in outside of this looneybin state.

 

According to this site they are required in a few other states, and portions of many others. I know I have to deal with them most of the time I fill up.

[Natche]

I always shake it a little.

[Polo]

You seem to have waaay to much time in your hands. Go ride.

[Danny caddyshack Noonan]

I always shake it a little.

 

Three maximum otherwise you're playing with it.

[RonStewart]

Wikipedia says that a typical large tanker truck has 5500 gallon capacity. (I suppose that's with one trailer.) So we're talking 600 tanker trucks a year. Two a day.

 

Tip the nozzle up.

[GrumpyOldMan]

I always shake it a little.

 

Three maximum otherwise you're playing with it.

 

Old men need to shake it more than 3 times!

[Rinkydink]

I always shake it a little.

 

Three maximum otherwise you're playing with it.

 

Old men need to shake it more than 3 times!

 

Unless someone else is shaking it for you!

[russell_bynum]

And here I thought I was keeping things on track by saying "extract" instead of "pull out".

 

[flars]

"...on an annual basis and at the current rate of 4 bucks a gallon, each person in the USA should receive a check in the amount of .04 cents..."

I think you also need to calculate the size check we should receive from the federal and state for the taxes on the wasted drops.

Now, if you include the data processing costs, the costs of the media on which we are printing the checks, the ink costs, postage, the actual price to the refunding entities can be a pretty good amount. Of course, there is a benefit to promoting the idea of the refunds, since it will create jobs amongst the private industries and the government types. Especially if you get the state legislatures, Congress, and the IRS involved. Not to mention the lawyers that would be required to investigate the possible impact of this unprecedented attempt to reimburse the people for what is an obvious fraud being perpetrated on the publik by the evil gas companies - I can just see the watchdog groups nipping at their heels.

Also, since this wasteage is an obvious environmental disaster currently in the making, there would be a great opportunity for old whats-his-name - you know, the guy who invented the internet - oh, yeah, Al Gore, to make the rounds.

I think someone should promote this problem up the chain of command - to their Senator, Representative, or Local Lobbyist.

[yabadabapal]

You guys go me laughing, and I needed that. Thanks for keeping it real.

 

[Rinkydink]

"...on an annual basis and at the current rate of 4 bucks a gallon, each person in the USA should receive a check in the amount of .04 cents..."

I think you also need to calculate the size check we should receive from the federal and state for the taxes on the wasted drops.

Now, if you include the data processing costs, the costs of the media on which we are printing the checks, the ink costs, postage, the actual price to the refunding entities can be a pretty good amount. Of course, there is a benefit to promoting the idea of the refunds, since it will create jobs amongst the private industries and the government types. Especially if you get the state legislatures, Congress, and the IRS involved. Not to mention the lawyers that would be required to investigate the possible impact of this unprecedented attempt to reimburse the people for what is an obvious fraud being perpetrated on the publik by the evil gas companies - I can just see the watchdog groups nipping at their heels.

Also, since this wasteage is an obvious environmental disaster currently in the making, there would be a great opportunity for old whats-his-name - you know, the guy who invented the internet - oh, yeah, Al Gore, to make the rounds.

I think someone should promote this problem up the chain of command - to their Senator, Representative, or Local Lobbyist.

 

Careful flars...you could get elected with those words!!

[elkroeger]

The way I figure it, I burned up 5 minutes reading that and writing a reply. So there's prolly 15 cents of combined electricity, computer use, and internet access. And lets say 50 cents per minute for my time. You owe me $2.65