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Offline Stan Back

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« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2005, 04:43:59 PM »
Was that the same Roger Huntington that said a wheel-driven vehicle could not attain a terminal speed of over 144 mph in the quarter mile?
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Offline k.h.

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« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2005, 04:56:19 PM »
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Clearly this FR, by the wild posts on this and other sites, has a party going on in his head that only he is invited to.
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Ballast increases thrust. DOESN'T give tires more grip.
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2005, 11:56:55 PM »
Hi all
Happened across this thread ....you guys like a good word fight hey ? Our forum in Oz is shall we say a little more polite .Used to seeing a little more science before the biffo starts ! So , give us a bit more info Frank 'cause I'm feeling like a moron too ....gimmee a formula and I'll DO THE MATH.......one reply'll be fine
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Offline gazza414

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« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2005, 12:20:45 AM »
Simple

F=uRn

As R increases then so does F


ps Welcome Dr Googles, we'll have to meet on the salt next year I'd expect.
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Offline John Burk

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« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2005, 12:36:53 AM »
Hey guys be civil . Frank has a lot of knowledge . There are things to learn from somebody directly involved and things to learn from somebody with more perspective . Picture somebody in 1950 saying your streamliner front wheels should be in line and the rears should be 24 inches apart .
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Offline John Burk

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« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2005, 12:48:21 AM »
Stan
Roger Huntington was a very smart guy . The person who said you can't go over 144 mph in a quater mile was just saying with X traction you'll go Y fast .
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Offline JackD

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« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2005, 12:12:31 PM »
A lot more people can figure out WHY after a very few have figured out HOW.
The WHY people think they lead the pack, but the HOW people spend less time thinking and more time doing.
I like to spend more time with the HOW people.
But the ones you gotta at least keep an eye on are the "WHY NOT" types because they are out there and you can learn from them also.  :wink:
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Offline Tom Bryant

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« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2005, 11:19:19 AM »
A lot more people can figure out WHY after a very few have figured out HOW.

A geat statement! Egos run rampant it seems. I would rather be doing than talking about it. A quote I like is..."It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."

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« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2005, 11:55:10 AM »
Good advice from Eli Wallach (Tuco) in The Good The Bad and The Ugly

             "if your gonna shoot, shoot don't talk"
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Offline John Burk

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« Reply #24 on: November 23, 2005, 01:37:46 PM »
There are two ways to set records
  (1) -Do what the other guy does but do it better (the how person)
  (2) -Find a better way of doing it (the why person who finds how )
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