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Old August 19th 05, 07:03 PM
Jose
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The bumpy flipper produced 8 percent more lift and 32 percent less
drag, and stalled at a 40 percent steeper angle. The researchers said
that as a whale moves through water, the tubercles cause swirling
vortices


Of course the physics is different, but it reminds me of an ad in
Scientific American some thirty years ago touting the benefits of the
new "rough" coating on electric cables, which allowed lower friction
when being pulled through a conduit.

Jose
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