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Old 12-29-2009, 12:25 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
You got something to back that up, or are you just being facetious?
I've heard that the trucks with the engine in the long nose are more aerodynamic, and I assumed that's why... because it forms a step for the air, roughly approximating a more aerodynamic shape.

Similarly, you'd expect a teardrop made from Lego blocks to be more aerodynamic than a box made of Lego blocks, even though both present the same surface area perpendicular to flow.
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