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To: rkhampton

"Double your speed and you quadruple air resistance."


I don't plan on running 110 MPH.


191 posted on 05/01/2005 1:14:20 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier!)
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To: cripplecreek
I don't plan on running 110 MPH.

OK, at 75 mph then. 75 is 36% greater than 55, but the air resistance goes up to 1.362=1.86, and increase of 86 percent. It's the same principle at any speed over 55.

197 posted on 05/01/2005 1:29:09 PM PDT by rkhampton
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