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Old 02-25-2008, 12:43 AM   #12 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Very nice write up Bonus points for thoroughness And thank you so much for saying:

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It’s a huge balancing act that is usually solved empirically (or semi-empirically via CFD).
I've been saying something to that effect since forever that I've been saying something about VGs Slapping them anywhere (or everywhere) is no good - hit or miss with a highly chance of miss.

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My brain hurts!!! At least you didn't include math too!
That's what sucks about explaining something as simple as a ribbed piece of plastic... There's a great deal of information one must have a basic understanding of before going into how or why that little piece of plastic does what it does. Alas, it takes a lot of wording to explain this - so a bunch of simple concepts becomes a lot to chew on.
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