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Old 09-30-2020, 10:01 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Minor correction:
"there's no way it can "overcome" the suction acting over the hood, roof, and rear window.'
Doh! Brain fart--thank you. Just the roof, then, which is a nice, large, horizontal surface, where all the force created by the low pressure can act vertically.
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