What a great thought! I hadn't considered surface tension at all. An
experiment? Drop of dish soap in water to kill the surface tension and use
eyedropper..digital photo in flight? Try Alcohol? Gasoline? Gin? Hmmmm...My
camera isn't good enough for that...
mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: Surface Tension andAerodynamics
> Besides, I'm not so sure that the drop is assuming the perfect shape. I
think it's a compromise on Mother Nature's part. What shape would it assume
if there was no surface tension in the water. What shape would a drop of
alcohol assume? Remove all that surface tension and I'll bet that nature's
drop would end up shaped a lot more like Jacks car - - without bulges for
tires, driver and motor!
> Dick J in East Texas
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