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racergeo
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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
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Reply #15 on:
October 11, 2020, 02:11:09 PM »
I thought about posting a comment on the slippery feeling of a fish (trout is all I have experience with) earlier. Is that slipperiness the scales or a "slim"?? I always thought it was the scales themself. I also thought the scales allow the fish to bend and make the incredible directional changes you see. Now that I know that I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm going to buy the slimmest product I can find to coat my car with. Nothing in the rules
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Stan Back
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January 28, 2021, 05:10:38 PM »
"Is that slipperiness the scales or a 'slim'??"
Could it be slime or just a skinny fish?
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floydjer
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January 28, 2021, 07:42:58 PM »
So....How do you mount the fish in the wind tunnel for testing?
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Stan Back
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January 28, 2021, 08:01:42 PM »
I knew a guy who used to mount a lot of pigs and hookers, but he drew the line (and sinker) at fish.
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floydjer
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January 29, 2021, 12:46:59 PM »
Yeah SB...I use the alpha-numeric scale...I try to stop before k 9
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Rex Schimmer
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January 29, 2021, 02:20:02 PM »
According to the article they were using a special "laminar" flow water tank. Not much laminar flow on a Bonneville car, even the very best streamliners. Most flow is, hopefully, attached turbulent flow.
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