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Old 12-16-2009, 09:21 PM   #18 (permalink)
gone-ot
...beats walking...
 
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...not aerodynamic, but a perfectly "flat" disc will then to bend and flex under loads, whereas a "dished" disc (either concave or convex, doesn't matter) will tend to resist bending and flexing.

...I believe this is the reason they're convex.

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