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Old 07-05-2014, 10:55 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I think I burned my brain out trying to fiugure the right way to spell plain (plane?) in this context.
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According to To Predict Turbulence, Just Count the Puffs - Issue 15: Turbulence - Nautilus 'puffs' are an analog to the virtual quantum particles that presage quarks.

This suggests that a test section coated on the inside with some hydrophobic material might supress the puffs that lead to turbulence, reducing the necessary cross-section.
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