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To: DesertRhino

Might be a kernel of truth to the story,

Adding racing stripes to the hood of my car added at least 10 horse power when I was young.

If the pilots thought it made a difference, it did in their mind. Hawthorne effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

40 posted on 10/29/2025 8:17:47 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)

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To: PeterPrinciple

And don’t forget the STP sticker!

45 posted on 10/29/2025 8:23:28 AM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)

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