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Zprime29

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I worry about this with the aluminum body. It's lighter, and helping the range, but it's also softer, and much more likely to dent to lighter touches. Hail is going to turn these trucks into golf balls and an ICE F150 sitting next to it might be fine.
" What do golf ball dimples do? The dimples act as artificial turbulators, creating turbulence next to the ball surface and creating two layers of air going around the ball. The top layer is going faster than the bottom layer, i.e., air clings to the ball’s surface, which creates turbulence. This reduces the drag and helps the ball to travel farther than a smooth one. "

Sounds like it could boost efficiency!
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" What do golf ball dimples do? The dimples act as artificial turbulators, creating turbulence next to the ball surface and creating two layers of air going around the ball. The top layer is going faster than the bottom layer, i.e., air clings to the ball’s surface, which creates turbulence. This reduces the drag and helps the ball to travel farther than a smooth one. "

Sounds like it could boost efficiency!
We had a nasty hail storm here in 2010. Entire sales lots were totaled. For the next year if you were willing to drive a golf ball, you could get a great deal on a new car with nothing but cosmetic damage. I wonder if they sales guys used that fact to help push them :ROFLMAO:
 
 





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