On 26 May 2004 20:09:29 -0700, (Martin Hellman)
wrote:

Another possibility that I recently heard about that might help
increase our L/D: It seems that marine mammals may shed microscopic
amounts of their skin as the swim, disrupting the normal boundary
layer turbulence. I guess a whale that uses Head & Shoulders Shampoo
will not swim as fast as the others?

Anyone else hear of this theory? Or think I was being ribbed? Or have
any thoughts on how it might be used in sailplane wing designs?

Yes, I saw that too, in New Scientist IIRC.

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