2006-08-05 11:06:40 · 13 answers · asked by RLange2 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Adrianonthenet must NOT have watched that actual episode, because at the end, they ran 2 identical vehicles on the track, one with ac blasting, one with windows open. The one with the ac running came to a halt a long time before the one with the windows open.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/episode/00to49/episode_06.html
Episode 22: Boom-Lift Catapult
Buster lends a hand as the MythBusters explore the myth of the boom-lift catapult. Will Buster overcome the raw power of a 30,000-pound piece of machinery, or will the boom-lift turn into the ultimate medieval catapult? Then, worried about the price of gas? Tune in to Jamie and Adam's investigation into the most fuel-efficient way to keep cool in the car: turning on the air conditioning or opening the windows.
premiere: Nov. 10, 2004
2006-08-05 11:26:19 · answer #1 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If anyone watches mythbusters they will know that they did a series of tests and the results showed that the car with the window opened used more gas because the drag of the air and the car with the a/c turned on used slightly less fuel.
2006-08-05 11:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by adrianonthenet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear that you get better gas mileage with the windows up and the a/c on if it is too hot to leave the a/c off. Open windows cause a pull on the air, thus using a minute more gas.
2006-08-05 11:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a car will use more gas with the a/c on and the windows shut
2006-08-05 11:10:30 · answer #4 · answered by Karen M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello ac on b/c i don't think open windows have any impact on how much the car takes gas
2006-08-05 11:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by luvs2play06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say with the ac on, because it uses gas.
2006-08-05 11:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the car uses more gas when the AC is on, don't you know how to think?
2006-08-05 11:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by Jeff2smart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HVAC Tech.: in case you imagine you've got here around the answer to "global Warming" you're incorrect. in reality you're literally not cooling the finished outdoors, you're including to the challenge. turn the a/c off or close the domicile windows. keep your self some money!
2016-10-15 11:14:58 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you turn the a/c because it consumes car gas.
2006-08-05 11:24:28 · answer #9 · answered by BLAK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ac off and windows down................the wind that goes through the window pulls on the car causing uuhhhh it jus pulls down on the car ok =P
2006-08-05 11:12:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋