Thread: Mythbusters tests "golf ball" dimples
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Old 10-23-2009, 09:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
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...beats walking...
 
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...similar "smooth vs. rough/dimpled" analogies exist in the animal kingdom too, with the skins (actually cartlage-scales) of dolphins and sharks.

...smooth surfaces aren't always the "least" restrictive in the ocean either!
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