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  1. 3 hours ago, 52-80 said:

    EVs powered exclusively by hydrocarbon-sourced electricity is still cleaner than combustion vehicles. (Emission / distance traveled). 

    Net emission is *inclusive* of the differences in manufacturing.  I.e. it is a total lifecycle / full chain calculation. 

    Batteries in EVs are highly recycleable and can serve a life beyond powering a car. (just see how much salvaged batteries from old cars sell for…)

    Battery chemistries are varied, and production cars are using battery mostly or fully free of controversial minerals like cobalt. 

    Mining and extracting anything is not clean. Lithium extraction is not green…but compared to extracting crude oil? which is perpetually required to combust a motors?

    Yall arent the first, second, or 1,000th person to have thought about these issues.  Plenty of literature in academic domain, or how about referenced here, by DoE, IEA, etc…

    https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html
     

    https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/comparative-life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-a-mid-size-bev-and-ice-vehicle
     


     

     

    I think people tend to lump sustainability, carbon neutralization, and recycling into one category.  I think as a society we need to prioritize carbon emissions first before we reach a point of no return (we may have already).  This is why EV's based on carbon and emission production (yes including lifecycle and build) is a plus.  

  2. 6 minutes ago, Homercles said:

    TV networks need to cut back on endless commercials…and rule changes just to jam more commercials in

    Yea it's insane with all the commercials they think the time slots would still be the same this year.

  3. 1 hour ago, Etexhorn13 said:

    Point me to where this conversation has been has if I’ve missed it, but what’s the best way to get to the stadium tomorrow, fellow houstonians? I live in town so can drive if that’s best but if there’s an easy spot to hop on the metro/or uber is better i am not opposed.

    I've heard houston is a bikeable city.  

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  4. 1 hour ago, gofuckyourself said:

    I think the concept of intensity level or being angry or whatever takes a backseat to just being prepared and certain of it.

    You can be calm as shit and execute at a high level with confidence and break your opponent by being tactical and efficient.

    Athletes can be over hyped and make sloppy mistakes.

    It's dumb to say "Texas needs to be spitting nails" as if that's the only missing ingredient.

    The first three plays said everything :

    1) Kickoff was foreboding. Texas had an apparently open lateral pass concept from Redd (I think) to Worthy, but didn't execute it. Why? Just a fake or trepidation? Worthy was all alone and gets at least 40 yards more or scores. It'd be a brilliant open because you know OU would be flying and wanting to smash in to "set the tone."

    And they did. OU flys in but grabs a facemask (over-hyped). It should've been called but it wasn't. 

    2) First offensive play was a screen. It wasn't terrible. But Sanders completely whiffs on his block. Worthy gets 8 to 10 or more if he doesn't miss that.

    3) Then Quinn's bad decision. 

    Suddenly it's a turnover, short field and playing from behind. 

    Texas finally settles in, but they were still just off enough all day. 

    The team had the talent to win, undoubtedly.

    It wasn't "shitting lightning" that was necessarily missing. But it was a proper preparation and execution and for some reason there wasn't initial confidence.

    That's the odd part and the dissonance I had anyway.

    If looked nothing like the calm, poised and well-prepared team that went into Alabama.

    I agree. Alabama (to me) never looks like spitting mad on the sideline but executes at a high level since Saban has been on a roll. Texas needs to get to that level. 

  5. 2 hours ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    Got turned off of the hellraisers when I was a student and went to the A&M game at DKR. Ag fans were just minding their own business going to their seats in the concourse when a handful of hellraisers swarm them and start yelling and cussing at them. "Go the FUCK back to College Station!" etc. 

    Don't need that sort of bullshit.

    Plus the chicks in that group are fat. 

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