The 2014 FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and patriotic fans all over the world show their allegiance by mounting the flag of their favourite country to their car.
Well, a new study reveals that those little flags caused the burning of an extra 1.22 million litres of fuel and led to three million extra kilograms of CO2 emissions in England alone during the 2006 World Cup. That's the equivalent of an extra litre of fuel every hour!
A Canadian engineer, Dr. Peter Ostafichuk, says you don't have to be driving on the highway: The increased drag kicks in as low as 40 km/h because flags flap at that speed.
Incredible, don't you think? Plus, in Canada, we also have these flags during hockey season...
Source: TreeHugger
Well, a new study reveals that those little flags caused the burning of an extra 1.22 million litres of fuel and led to three million extra kilograms of CO2 emissions in England alone during the 2006 World Cup. That's the equivalent of an extra litre of fuel every hour!
A Canadian engineer, Dr. Peter Ostafichuk, says you don't have to be driving on the highway: The increased drag kicks in as low as 40 km/h because flags flap at that speed.
Incredible, don't you think? Plus, in Canada, we also have these flags during hockey season...
Source: TreeHugger