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Old 03-11-2009, 03:02 AM   #74 (permalink)
hypermiler01
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Yes, clearly. Why I can see all that by looking at it.
Yes, of course you can.

But just in case you couldn't, here's a picture.



Not only does this show the air tearing apart behind it, but it also shows how the air is disturbed several feet ahead of it. The snowflakes begin seperating where the blue line on the ground is destroyed.

Meanwhile, the pointy nose, under the same test conditions, has absolutely no effect on the air even just a few inches ahead. The blue line on the ground continues almost completely undisturbed, and both the blue and pink lines on the object maintain attached flow, and reunite behind the vehicle almost as though it was never there.
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