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Aerodynamics of a Cow
Found this yesterday I think from Science Dump.
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What about in crosswinds? Do they have lower drag going backwards? How can we make cows more streamlined? Would golf ball dimples help?
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Just put one into a boat-tail trailer, pipe it up and you have a replacement for HHO with the production of CH4
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I would love to see some aero mods taped into one
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I expected this post to be by Frank but, I was dissapointed.
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I took care of my crappy personal aero (much like the pic above) by encasing myself in a G1 Insight
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Sorry, last name is Frank if that is any consolation...
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I live in a cow rich area and mostly when the winds are high they stand with their back side in the wind, so perhaps we're looking at this from the wrong way?
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Where's the analysis of a
PIG
...cause they're often *claimed* to fly where aerodynamics REALLY matter (wink,wink)?
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