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    Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions

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    Image of islandgirl45cv001 islandgirl45cv001
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    Hate to rain on the hybrid hate parade but there are a bunch of myths about the Prius being "bad for the environment," which have been debunked here: [www.pacinst.org]

    For example, hybrid haters often slag the Prius because some of the nickel used in its batteries comes from a Canadian nickel mine. The same nickel mine that opened in the early 1900s and supplies nickel for the steel industry to create chrome.
    Other than its batteries, for which Toyota pays $200 per battery to recycle them, the Prius is a regular car. So if its manufacturing creates CO2, then so do other regular car factories.

    It's interesting to me, too, that you don't see and read the same nastiness about other hybrid cars like the Ford Fusion and Escape hybrids. Why is that?

    CJV
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    Image of REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    These flowers look surprisingly a lot like those people flowers in the commercial...Wait a minute, the flowers...are made of PEOPLE!!!! #prius
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    Image of liebermojo liebermojo
    10/29/09


    @REO Speedwagon: Soylent green is...PEOPLE!!! #prius
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    I thought their customers just inhaled the gases....
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    Wait, you can make flowers that absorb smug?

    Quick, plant them around Hollywood and any place that George Clooney is giving an acceptance speech! #prius
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    Sage also has some antibiotic properties (as known for generations by grandmothers making chicken soup for sick kids). #prius
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/29/09

    @Curves: So... since my grandma gave me screwdrivers for a upset stomach does that mean Vodka also has healing properties? #prius
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/29/09

    @Xeno: No, that means grandma was tired of hearing you whine and was trying to knock your ass out. #prius
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    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    10/29/09

    @Curves: Hahahahahahahaha!!! #prius
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    Image of Spinnyd Spinnyd
    10/29/09

    @Curves: +1,000,000 for the truth! #prius
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/29/09

    @Spinnyd: I am all about truth telling. ;) #prius
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    Smell the smugness. #prius
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    Image of liebermojo liebermojo
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    "The sage derivative's leaves have unique characteristics that absorb harmful gases..."

    Yeah it's called photosynthesis. I learned about it in the 3rd grade. If you really want to help reduce carbon levels... kill a Vegan. They're the ones that are eating all of the plants that change CO2 into Oxygen (hee hee hee...plant shit). Carnivores like me are doing our best to reduce the CO2 producers, thereby lowering the overall "harmful gases" that get released into the air. #prius
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    10/29/09

    @liebermojo: "Vegan is murder, Save our Air!"

    "Eat a steak, save the planet" #prius
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    10/29/09

    @liebermojo:
    Yup, especially since a significant amount of methane gas is produced by those sinful, godless cows. #prius
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    10/29/09

    @Xagest: Meat may be murder, but it's tasty, tasty murder! ^_^ #prius
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/29/09

    In reply to Toyota Engineers Unique Flower Species to Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions
    20 years later...

    Marking the 10 year anniversary of the extinction of the hummingbird, sources now indicate that the sting from bees, as well as the honey they produce, are now 150% more lethal to the human body, as the Toyorchid, Toyota's genetically-engineered pollution-absorbing flower species, invades the habitats of now endangered species of natural wildflower. #prius
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    10/29/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: 5 years after that, they grow legs and teeth. #prius
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    @OCEntertainment: No, this is Japan. They grow tentacles. Duh. #prius
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    Image of spannu spannu
    10/29/09

    @OCEntertainment: I guess 5 years after that and it's time for the sex. #prius
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    03/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Toyota Prius Features Clever 'Touch Tracer' Display
    One step closer to this...


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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    03/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Toyota Prius Features Clever 'Touch Tracer' Display
    I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this. Steering wheel mounted buttons are shaped and placed in such a way so you know by feel what button you're on. DO people look down to see what button their pressing?

    Also, If this display is inside the car then you're refocusing your eyes off the road anyway to see the display. How is this different than just looking at the buttons?


    I'm confuseled...

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    Image of bver100 bver100
    03/03/09

    @Homerjay (insert star here): I don't know about you, but I look down at the dashboard to look at the speedometer.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    03/03/09

    @Homerjay (insert star here):

    I guess it would be a little better since your peripheral vision may still notice things in the road, but you're actually right - the studies I've seen on cel phone use say that distraction is distraction, even if you're looking right at the road and don't have your hands occupied by something else.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    03/03/09

    @bver100: right- but the bottom line here is that you're looking away from the road. Whether you're looking away to look at the speedometer or looking away to look at the buttons you're still looking away. This does nothing to reduce distractions.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    03/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Toyota Prius Features Clever 'Touch Tracer' Display
    I liked the idea better when they were putting it in a HUD. So you could keep your eyes on the road and not the dashboard.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    03/04/09

    @tande04:
    Yeah, staring intently at one part of the dashboard will get you just as killed as staring intently at another part of the dashboard.
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