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Old 03-18-2010, 09:45 PM   #8 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
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A bubble bottle will measure the pressure difference between its two ends, but neither one is likely to be at atmospheric on a moving vehicle. You get about 1 oz of water pressure at 1.5" deep.
I tried a home-made pitot-tube rig on a boat once, and couldn't get it to agree with theory even approximately.
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