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Old 07-18-2008, 12:42 AM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by skyl4rk View Post
So other than being interesting in a lava lamp sort of way, how do you interpret the video to determine what is a lower air resistance?
The idea is to have as little disturbance as possible when the particles leave the shape. Basically a good aerodynamic shape is one where the flow sticks to the object and creates as little of a 'wake' behind it as possible.

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