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Old 07-15-2008, 10:59 PM   #15 (permalink)
azraelswrd
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Originally Posted by Xringer View Post
If you are running above 40 mph, the surface of a mesh screen starts to act just like it was a solid.
That's why those old mesh satellite dishes blow around in a heavy wind storm.
Wow, I didn't know that. Cool! (I was wondering why people were using mesh for belly pans) Does it involve Bernoulli's principle or am I making it that obvious I'm not a physicist?
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