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To: Kaslin
“According to researchers at UCLA, rough surfaces lined with tiny ridges may actually reduce drag,” says the Science Recorder.

I guess none of these yahoos know why a golf ball has dimples.
7 posted on 01/20/2014 10:33:29 AM PST by stylin19a (Obama -> Fredo smart)
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To: stylin19a

Golf ball dimples provide drag, and due to the back-spin there is more underneath than on top. Air flows faster over the top (less drag), and Bernoulli’s theorem shows that pressure goes down when air (or fluid) velocity goes up.

This pressure differential provides lift that keeps the ball in the air longer.

Jeweled (deliberately roughened) surfaces on metal can hold lubrication better, which DOES reduce friction.


22 posted on 01/20/2014 1:29:44 PM PST by CPO retired
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