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Old 10-09-2013, 04:34 PM   #9 (permalink)
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stream of dust

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
'Hot-link', at least as I use it refers to offering the URL of an image on an external website, rather than an album under your control. It's quick but it's trusting the external site to not remove or change that linked object. I thought I had a bookmark to a good defense of the practice, but it doesn't 'fall to hand'. Until I find it here's a page where you can see people argue whether it's better to steal and repost the picture or just steal the bandwidth.

You can see the result if you experiment in the Preview window. You don't have to post it. Here's the same URL wrapped in Quote, Hyperlink and the Image tags.



http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...p;d=1261602367



On-topic: Notice the way there's a solid stream of dust carried over the top of the front tire from the rear, then blown back along a nice template curve?
Yes,the dust becomes a template for a pontoon fender which would help clean that area up.
Mercedes-Benz tested cars both ways and discovered that enveloping the wheels inside the saloon body,while increasing the frontal area,nevertheless,lowered the overall drag.
GM did this with their OLDS AEROTECH LSR March Indycar chassis in 1987.
The streamliners (enclosed wheels) always get higher speeds than the lakesters (exposed wheels) for a given horsepower.Better mpg too!
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