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|    Xeno to Andy Burnelli    |
|    Re: "Google Wallet may be making a retur    |
|    01 May 22 08:12:26    |
      XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone       From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au              On 1/5/2022 5:53 am, Andy Burnelli wrote:       > Ken Olson wrote:       >       >>>>> What do you make of that gov study on a 95% nitrogen mandate in car       >>>>> tires?       >>>>       >>>> I want to try nitrous oxide in mine.       >>>>       >>>       >>> Ha! It is to laugh!       >>       >> If you're feeling down, get out your balloon!       >       > That link supplied to the government PDF is a nice find because it shows       > NHTSA found no practical advantage to nitrogen in tires, just as CR did.       >       > It's a gimmick.       >       > More to the point, only people with abnormally low IQ fall for paying extra       > for air that has a visible green cap but which has no practical value.              For what its worth, using nitrogen in tyres is just another way to suck       people into a *regular subscription payment* when they top up their tyres.              --       Xeno                     Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.        (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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