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trebuchet03 · 12-03-2008, 09:18 AM

What's the Reynolds number for a dimpled golf ball, swimmer in water, cyclist?
What's the Reynolds number for a car?

If they're close - then these features may directly apply for the same reasons. The last paragraph is most telling

12-03-2008, 09:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
trebuchet03 MechE Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,151 The Miata - '01 Mazda MX-5 Miata Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	What's the Reynolds number for a dimpled golf ball, swimmer in water, cyclist? What's the Reynolds number for a car? If they're close - then these features may directly apply for the same reasons. The last paragraph is most telling __________________ Cars have not created a new problem. They merely made more urgent the necessity to solve existing ones.