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To: Wuli

I wonder if a “normally sealed unit” - as “sealed” as most ordinary “sealed” units are in cars today, filled with some very slippery but dense liquid..


That would generate *lots* of friction, which is why ships are slower than planes, and space ships are faster (sort of).


36 posted on 07/13/2011 3:47:57 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Government borrowing is Taxation without Representation)
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To: Beelzebubba

No wonder I am NOT an engineer in the field of fluid dynamics. Thanks for the reality check.


39 posted on 07/14/2011 5:07:29 PM PDT by Wuli
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