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Old 10-09-2012, 06:51 PM   #52 (permalink)
redyaris
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Originally Posted by ACEV View Post
@aerohead #46,
Could you please put that into simple language so we all can understand? Your good points are very difficult to visualize.

At this point we do know that dimples in a car body surface do increase fuel economy since we have all observed it.:
Not true. The expirament did not have adequit controls to isolate what caused the change in fuel consumption.

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If we feel that there is something missing in the given test, then it should be pointed out. If we feel that there are other things in the test making the fuel economy better, then they should be pointed out.:[/QUOTE]

They have been... see previouse posts...

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Short of that, the average person should be able to rely upon the fact of the fuel mileage improvement as demonstrated. If we overthink everything, we will never move forward.[/QUOTE]

What amount of thinking is overthinking?

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