輕松英語(yǔ)閱讀：14歲少年的智慧

It started as a simple science project by a 14-year-old boy in Pennsylvania. Now, it has the potential to save the U.S. government over 200 million dollars a year.

Garamond and Times New Roman Comparison

After hearing that his school district was taking measures to save paper, Suvir Mirchandani thought there might be a way to save ink, as well. He began an investigation of how much ink various typefaces require when printing. Suvir discovered that the font called Garamond used 24 percent less ink than Times New Roman.

Garamond Typeface Punches

Ink costs much more than you might expect. At about 2,000 dollars per liter, it is twice as expensive as a high quality French perfume. By using Garamond instead of Times New Roman the school district could save over 20,000 dollars a year.

Suvir was then encouraged by his teacher and others to expand his research to the federal government. Each year the U.S. government spends 1.8 billion dollars on printing documents. Using the same methods that he used in his junior high school project he uncovered that the government could save over 200 million dollars a year simply by switching fonts.

Suvir is not one to rest on his laurels. He is currently working on a web browser for people who are paralyzed