"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Becky ran out of gas about half an hour ago. After riding to the
rescue...
Wolfgang

It makes me wonder how anyone could run out of gas.

Most automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines. These
engines typically burn various concoctions of petroleum based liquids
which are stored in an onboard tank. Run them long enough without adding
fuel and the supply runs out.

fwiw,

Not much.

Wolfgang

Yes, I know how a combustion engine works, and there is also an instruments
called a gas gauge
that most automobiles have today which indicates when you're low on fuel. I
figure with all the
reading you both do, it might be easy enough to read the gauge...it's not
like it's in braille.
fwiw,
-tom