Guy Raz on All Things Considered, Dec. 6 2009: “Next time you hit a pothole and find yourself cursing your local mayor, you might want to reconsider, because those potholes could eventually save you money at the gas pump.”

What!!! An amazing new source of energy? We’ve got to start digging holes everywhere. But oh dear. It turns out this is a story about how to reduce the energy lost in running over potholes.

It’s mind-boggling that a man who presumably graduated from grade school could think that potholes could be beneficial in terms of energy.