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Monday, February 22, 2010
Canada Beating US at Olympics! (Per Capita)
This isn't automotive, but being an engineer, I have to say something.
There is a lot chatter and ink flying about how the U.S. is beating Canada in the winter Olympics medal count.
But not really.
Canada is outplaying us if you normalize the data. Who cares about total medal counts? Better measures are in residents/medal and GPD/medal.
Let's compare some countries using Wikipedia's demographic information and current medal count:
U.S.A: 310,000,000 people, GDP $14,400,000,000,000, 24 medals, 7.7E-8 Medals/Resident, 1.6E-12 Medals/$ GDP
Germany: 80,000,000 people, GDP $2,900,000,000,000, 18 medals, 2.3E-7 Medals/Resident, 6.2E-12 Medals/$ GDP
Norway: 4,800,000 people, GDP $257,000,000,000, 12 medals, 2.5E-6 Medals/Resident, 4.7E-11 Medals/$GDP
Canada: 34,000,000 people, GDP $1,300,000,000,000, 9 medals, 2.6E-7 Medals/Resident, 6.9E-12 Medals/$GDP
Slovenia: 2,050,000 people, GDP $54,600,000,000, 3 medals, 1.5E-6 Medals/Resident, 5.5E-11 Medals/$GDP
Per capita and per $ GPD, Canada is clearing beating the U.S. They are winning about 3.4x the number of medals per resident, and 4.3x the number of medals per $ of GDP.
But Norway is really cleaning up. It is winning medals at a rate 32x the U.S., per capita, and 30x the U.S. rate per $ of GDP.
There is a lot chatter and ink flying about how the U.S. is beating Canada in the winter Olympics medal count.
But not really.
Canada is outplaying us if you normalize the data. Who cares about total medal counts? Better measures are in residents/medal and GPD/medal.
Let's compare some countries using Wikipedia's demographic information and current medal count:
U.S.A: 310,000,000 people, GDP $14,400,000,000,000, 24 medals, 7.7E-8 Medals/Resident, 1.6E-12 Medals/$ GDP
Germany: 80,000,000 people, GDP $2,900,000,000,000, 18 medals, 2.3E-7 Medals/Resident, 6.2E-12 Medals/$ GDP
Norway: 4,800,000 people, GDP $257,000,000,000, 12 medals, 2.5E-6 Medals/Resident, 4.7E-11 Medals/$GDP
Canada: 34,000,000 people, GDP $1,300,000,000,000, 9 medals, 2.6E-7 Medals/Resident, 6.9E-12 Medals/$GDP
Slovenia: 2,050,000 people, GDP $54,600,000,000, 3 medals, 1.5E-6 Medals/Resident, 5.5E-11 Medals/$GDP
Per capita and per $ GPD, Canada is clearing beating the U.S. They are winning about 3.4x the number of medals per resident, and 4.3x the number of medals per $ of GDP.
But Norway is really cleaning up. It is winning medals at a rate 32x the U.S., per capita, and 30x the U.S. rate per $ of GDP.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Volkswagen Polo Bluemotion on sale (UK)
Its 74bhp, 1.2 litre diesel engine produces CO2 emissions of just 91g/km, which means the car is free to tax and puts it in the lowest company car tax band of 13%. It also returns 80.7mpg on the combined cycle. The car can accelerate from 0-62mph in 13.9 seconds and has a top speed of 107mph. As well as the new engine, the Polo Bluemotion gets longer gearing, regenerative braking, aerodynamic tweaks and an engine stop-start system.
The Polo Bluemotion is the cleanest 5 seat, 5 door fossil fuelled car in the UK.
Air conditioning, alloy wheels, cruise control, ESP and x4 airbags come as standard. The new Polo Bluemotion starts from £14,445 for the 3 door and £15,045 for the 5 door model.
VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe Reviews
Tuner VATH Automobiltechnik has taken the new Mercedes E 500 Coupe to the abutting akin by applicable it with a detached anatomy kit and additionally accretion its achievement acknowledgment to their new amalgamation alleged the V50S.
On the absolute apparatus account accessible for the VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe we acquisition a set of custom 20 inch admeasurement auto captivated in achievement tires, a carbon fyber addle-brain lip, cossack lid lip and rear diffuser, an adjustable shock cushion that can lower the agent from 20 to 65 mm as able-bodied as high-performance brakes. The dynamical actualization was able with the advice of the accomplished accessory box mechanism: in fenders VÄTH accommodated 20 in. 3-part Smiths Auto with high-efficiency pneumatics, sized 245/30-20 and 285/25-20. The complete apartment will amount you 8,211 Euro including montage.
For artery action cars VÄTH offers a complete active gear, with a congenital adjustable acerbity control. Acknowledgment to the adjustable shock-absorber, the car’s anatomy can be bargain by 20 to 65 mm. The action agent costs 2,963 Euro.
Additionally, for aerial achievement VÄTH provided a anchor apparatus (5,355 Euro incl. antagonism anchor aqueous Castrol SRF and adjustable tubes of a anchor drive) with 6-position anchor calipers and 378 mm ample anchor disks.
Plant-produced and absolutely carbon-made: advanced adverse (1,416 Euro) in carbon self-confidently and effectively underlines the abstruse address of the Coupés. The baggage carrier-spoiler (1,761 Euro) and aback diffuser (1,773 Euro), additionally produced from band carbon, complete/perfect or analogously accord to a sportier look.
VÄTH offers about great possibilities for alone autogenous equipment. Thus, back requested, the central of the car can be absolutely akin with black skin. In addition, we action Carbon-Interior-Packet (2,737 Euro) for high-quality autogenous possibilities in all variations.
Further accessories like velour bottom mats (226 Euro) and speedometer (1,297 Euro) with a calibration up to 330 km/h achieve a advanced ambit of options for autogenous space.
VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe Reviews
Tuner VATH Automobiltechnik has taken the new Mercedes E 500 Coupe to the abutting akin by applicable it with a detached anatomy kit and additionally accretion its achievement acknowledgment to their new amalgamation alleged the V50S.
On the absolute apparatus account accessible for the VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe we acquisition a set of custom 20 inch admeasurement auto captivated in achievement tires, a carbon fyber addle-brain lip, cossack lid lip and rear diffuser, an adjustable shock cushion that can lower the agent from 20 to 65 mm as able-bodied as high-performance brakes. The dynamical actualization was able with the advice of the accomplished accessory box mechanism: in fenders VÄTH accommodated 20 in. 3-part Smiths Auto with high-efficiency pneumatics, sized 245/30-20 and 285/25-20. The complete apartment will amount you 8,211 Euro including montage.
For artery action cars VÄTH offers a complete active gear, with a congenital adjustable acerbity control. Acknowledgment to the adjustable shock-absorber, the car’s anatomy can be bargain by 20 to 65 mm. The action agent costs 2,963 Euro.
Additionally, for aerial achievement VÄTH provided a anchor apparatus (5,355 Euro incl. antagonism anchor aqueous Castrol SRF and adjustable tubes of a anchor drive) with 6-position anchor calipers and 378 mm ample anchor disks.
Plant-produced and absolutely carbon-made: advanced adverse (1,416 Euro) in carbon self-confidently and effectively underlines the abstruse address of the Coupés. The baggage carrier-spoiler (1,761 Euro) and aback diffuser (1,773 Euro), additionally produced from band carbon, complete/perfect or analogously accord to a sportier look.
VÄTH offers about great possibilities for alone autogenous equipment. Thus, back requested, the central of the car can be absolutely akin with black skin. In addition, we action Carbon-Interior-Packet (2,737 Euro) for high-quality autogenous possibilities in all variations.
Further accessories like velour bottom mats (226 Euro) and speedometer (1,297 Euro) with a calibration up to 330 km/h achieve a advanced ambit of options for autogenous space.
VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe Reviews
Tuner VATH Automobiltechnik has taken the new Mercedes E 500 Coupe to the abutting akin by applicable it with a detached anatomy kit and additionally accretion its achievement acknowledgment to their new amalgamation alleged the V50S.
On the absolute apparatus account accessible for the VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe we acquisition a set of custom 20 inch admeasurement auto captivated in achievement tires, a carbon fyber addle-brain lip, cossack lid lip and rear diffuser, an adjustable shock cushion that can lower the agent from 20 to 65 mm as able-bodied as high-performance brakes. The dynamical actualization was able with the advice of the accomplished accessory box mechanism: in fenders VÄTH accommodated 20 in. 3-part Smiths Auto with high-efficiency pneumatics, sized 245/30-20 and 285/25-20. The complete apartment will amount you 8,211 Euro including montage.
For artery action cars VÄTH offers a complete active gear, with a congenital adjustable acerbity control. Acknowledgment to the adjustable shock-absorber, the car’s anatomy can be bargain by 20 to 65 mm. The action agent costs 2,963 Euro.
Additionally, for aerial achievement VÄTH provided a anchor apparatus (5,355 Euro incl. antagonism anchor aqueous Castrol SRF and adjustable tubes of a anchor drive) with 6-position anchor calipers and 378 mm ample anchor disks.
Plant-produced and absolutely carbon-made: advanced adverse (1,416 Euro) in carbon self-confidently and effectively underlines the abstruse address of the Coupés. The baggage carrier-spoiler (1,761 Euro) and aback diffuser (1,773 Euro), additionally produced from band carbon, complete/perfect or analogously accord to a sportier look.
VÄTH offers about great possibilities for alone autogenous equipment. Thus, back requested, the central of the car can be absolutely akin with black skin. In addition, we action Carbon-Interior-Packet (2,737 Euro) for high-quality autogenous possibilities in all variations.
Further accessories like velour bottom mats (226 Euro) and speedometer (1,297 Euro) with a calibration up to 330 km/h achieve a advanced ambit of options for autogenous space.
VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe Reviews
Tuner VATH Automobiltechnik has taken the new Mercedes E 500 Coupe to the abutting akin by applicable it with a detached anatomy kit and additionally accretion its achievement acknowledgment to their new amalgamation alleged the V50S.
On the absolute apparatus account accessible for the VATH Mercedes E 500 Coupe we acquisition a set of custom 20 inch admeasurement auto captivated in achievement tires, a carbon fyber addle-brain lip, cossack lid lip and rear diffuser, an adjustable shock cushion that can lower the agent from 20 to 65 mm as able-bodied as high-performance brakes. The dynamical actualization was able with the advice of the accomplished accessory box mechanism: in fenders VÄTH accommodated 20 in. 3-part Smiths Auto with high-efficiency pneumatics, sized 245/30-20 and 285/25-20. The complete apartment will amount you 8,211 Euro including montage.
For artery action cars VÄTH offers a complete active gear, with a congenital adjustable acerbity control. Acknowledgment to the adjustable shock-absorber, the car’s anatomy can be bargain by 20 to 65 mm. The action agent costs 2,963 Euro.
Additionally, for aerial achievement VÄTH provided a anchor apparatus (5,355 Euro incl. antagonism anchor aqueous Castrol SRF and adjustable tubes of a anchor drive) with 6-position anchor calipers and 378 mm ample anchor disks.
Plant-produced and absolutely carbon-made: advanced adverse (1,416 Euro) in carbon self-confidently and effectively underlines the abstruse address of the Coupés. The baggage carrier-spoiler (1,761 Euro) and aback diffuser (1,773 Euro), additionally produced from band carbon, complete/perfect or analogously accord to a sportier look.
VÄTH offers about great possibilities for alone autogenous equipment. Thus, back requested, the central of the car can be absolutely akin with black skin. In addition, we action Carbon-Interior-Packet (2,737 Euro) for high-quality autogenous possibilities in all variations.
Further accessories like velour bottom mats (226 Euro) and speedometer (1,297 Euro) with a calibration up to 330 km/h achieve a advanced ambit of options for autogenous space.
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