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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 20 days ago

A fundamental principle of aeronautical engineering has been overturned

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A fundamental principle of aeronautical engineering has been overturned

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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 20 days ago
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A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned
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It's long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.

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    20 days ago

    Yeah, the MythBusters even put golf ball dimples on a car and it got better gas mileage like 20 years ago.

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