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Golf ball car
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| I don't know how many of you have seen this or really understand cars in general but on Mythnusters they made a golf ball car. Basically it was a normal car but it's body panels had lots of indents in them like a golf ball. On a golf ball these make it more aerodynamic and they wanted to see if it worked on a car. Amazingly they increased fuel economy by an incredible 11%!! I just thought it was funny considering how much money and R&D goes into making cars more aerodynamic when these guys made an 11% improvement with CLAY!! So what are your thoughts | 2010-02-10 10:41:00 Author: SR20DETDOG  Posts: 2431 |
| I think that's impressive but... meh - can't see the automobile companies going for it as it will not look too appealing, methinks. Imagine all the dust you'd accumulate in the indents and how hard it'd be to wash your car? LOL! | 2010-02-11 00:05:00 Author: BabyDoll1970  Posts: 1567 |
| I think that's impressive but... meh - can't see the automobile companies going for it as it will not look too appealing, methinks. Imagine all the dust you'd accumulate in the indents and how hard it'd be to wash your car? LOL! Yeah, I just think it's funny how so much time, money and effort goes into developing more streamlined vehilces when this can be done so easily. | 2010-02-11 07:39:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431 |
| They probably thought of that before as well, but might have decided against it for technical, cost or safety reasons. | 2010-02-11 08:52:00 Author: Syroc  Posts: 3193 |
| They probably thought of that before as well, but might have decided against it for technical, cost or safety reasons. It doesn't explain why they haven't implemented it into drag racing though. The Doorslammer's and funnycar's bodies are simply there to make the car streamlined and for advertising. Their bodies add absolutely nothing to saftey and since they're just plastic or fibreglass or whatever it shouldn't cost too mcuh extra. | 2010-02-11 09:08:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431 |
| Drag racing is stupid anyways. It wouldn't be incorporated into something where real amounts of money are spent, such as F1, because it will only serve to reduce speed. F1 teams explore thousands of possibilities, this wouldn't be one that got used... And people wouldn't want to be seen driving one either, they would look stupid on road cars... | 2010-02-11 17:00:00 Author: Unknown User  |
| And people wouldn't want to be seen driving one either, they would look stupid on road cars... You've got that right! | 2010-02-12 07:43:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431 |
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