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Offline racergeo

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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
« 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 :-D

Offline Stan Back

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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
« Reply #16 on: 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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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2021, 07:42:58 PM »
So....How do you mount the fish in the wind tunnel for testing? :clap
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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
« Reply #18 on: 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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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2021, 12:46:59 PM »
Yeah SB...I use the alpha-numeric scale...I try to stop before k 9 :friday
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Re: Fish Scales reduce drag 25%
« Reply #20 on: 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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