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Old 02-17-2009, 07:52 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wagonman76 View Post
Sounds like you could do something like it with a regular speedometer with a partially covered long needle. Except make it so at zero the opening shows the base of the needle, transitioning to the highest speed where the opening shows the tip of the needle.
Didn't get that the first time I read it. Second time around the light bulb came on - amount of needle you see (from say 20 - 85 mph) is proportional to v². Amount of needle you see from 0 - 20 is fix because v² is so relatively small in that range. Amount of needle you see from 85 - Max mph is fixed because v² becomes so relatively large in that range.

I think this should be completely do-able! Great solution wagonman76. Not sure how valuable this would be, but I may give it a try.
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