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Old 06-22-2013, 10:08 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Suppose a freewheeling or slightly draggy pinwheel on a stalk just downstream of the point where a vortex springs up. Would the pinwheel absorb energy from the vortex and dissipate it? Would the added drag eat any savings for lunch?

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