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From: sr@u1100a.UUCP (Steven Radtke)
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Subject: Re: Drag coefficient
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Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 16:33:01 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  3 16:33:01 1984
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The comments about special drag-reducing paint on aircraft in Nguyen's
article reminded me of a comment that has been a bug in my ear for years.
When I drove a motorcycle, I used to take one day every 2-3 weeks to clean
and polish it. My friend would often clean his at the same time. My
impetus to polish came from the fact that I hated to drive a $4000
bike that looked all ratty. My frieand always said somewhere towards the end
of one of these exercises that a clean bike goes faster, and I'm
afraid he said it to me often enough that I began to believe it,
rationalizing about drag coefficients.
I'd like to hear what others think.