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hypermiler01 · 03-09-2009, 08:53 PM

Found a graphic illustrating the air pressure on the surface of a sphere traveling through air.

The reason that cars, fish, and planes have pointy noses is because they lower the air pressure in front, which causes less resistance to forward motion.

03-09-2009, 08:53 PM	#39 (permalink)
hypermiler01 93 Metro Streamliner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 180 AeroMetro - '93 Geo Metro Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Found a graphic illustrating the air pressure on the surface of a sphere traveling through air. The reason that cars, fish, and planes have pointy noses is because they lower the air pressure in front, which causes less resistance to forward motion.