SPLATOMETER
Stanley A. Gorodenski
stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org
Fri Sep 3 19:35:05 EDT 2004
Amazing the differences between countries. Never would have thought the
front and rear plates would be different shapes.
Grkovich, Alex wrote:
>Actually, Stan has a point...The front plate in Europe is often square, the
>rear is rectangular...usually...
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Stanley A. Gorodenski [SMTP:stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org]
>>Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 4:54 PM
>>To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
>>Subject: Re: SPLATOMETER
>>
>> From a bug's point of view it might get flattened more, but you are
>>right, dead is dead at 50 mph or 75 mph. However, a large number of cars
>>during rush hour traveling at speeds of 75 mph, 100 mph, or 120 mph
>>could (something that would need further study) set up a turbulence
>>zone that might prevent most bugs from flying into the path of an
>>oncoming car (other than the first one) with a Splatometer mounted on
>>the license plate. I could imagine this turbulence zone increasing in
>>strength as speeds increase. Speaking of the Splatometer, it wasn't made
>>clear in the initial post if it covered the entire area of the license
>>plate. Since it said it was 'square' then I assume it did not. This
>>could affect Alex's calculations. :-)
>>Stan
>>
>>Alan Wormington wrote:
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>>
>>>However, from a bug's point-of-view is there any difference between
>>>getting hit by a car doing 50 m.p.h. versus one doing 75 m.p.h.?
>>>
>>>Alan Wormington,
>>>Leamington, Ontario
>>>
>>>***********************************
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>>>On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:15:25 -0400 "Grkovich, Alex" <agrkovich at tmpeng.com>
>>>writes:
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>>>
>>>>They also drive a LOT faster, Stan, as you probably know...
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>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: Stanley A. Gorodenski
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>[SMTP:stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org]
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>>>>>Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:31 PM
>>>>>To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
>>>>>Subject: Re: SPLATOMETER
>>>>>
>>>>>It seems like there are a number of factors that could affect
>>>>>comparisons of Splatometer counts with the US - Driving speed of
>>>>>Europeans, general airflow dynamics of European vehicles compared
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>to
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>>>>>those in the US, time of the day of peak driving, elevational
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>placement
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>>>>
>>>>>of the license plate, plate size as you mentioned, and etc. :-)
>>>>>Stan
>>>>>
>>>>>Grkovich, Alex wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>>And of course, since the license plates are longer in Europe than
>>>>>>
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>>>>in
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>>>>>North
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>>>>>
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>>>>>>America, the "problem" would be aggravated there...Here (in
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>N.A.), we
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>might
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>expect one bug for every 7.5 miles or so...to be
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>splattered...Still a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>humongous amount of splattered bugs......
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>From: Bailey and Bjorklund [SMTP:cmbb at sasktel.net]
>>>>>>>Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:21 AM
>>>>>>>To: LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
>>>>>>>Subject: SPLATOMETER
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A recent study with the participation of 40,000 motorists in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>Britain
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>>>>>found
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>that on average one bug for five miles was splatting on a square
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>grid
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>>>>>>>attached to their front license plate. Since this the first
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>year of the
>>>>
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>>>>>>>study it is only tentatively being assumed that bug populations
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>are down
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>Great Britain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Martin Bailey.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Greetings from:
>>>>>>>Weyburn, SK.
>>>>>>>49.39 N 103.51W
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