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Old 03-21-2015, 03:02 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
*Jamie,or whoever is the 'engineer' on Mythbusters,ought to already understand the difference in the relationship between the Reynolds number of a golf ball and an automobile.It would have been covered in Fluid Mechanics,which he'd have to pass in order to get a degree.
I remember reading once that none of them have degrees in expected fields for what they do. IIRC one of them had a foreign language degree, and any others were honorary.

Being a complete aerodynamics rookie, I have nothing to add to the dimple discussion but it is interesting to read.

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