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Anonymous at Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:56:07 UTC No. 16415885
bypassing air resistance by converting it into rolling restistance:
suppose an object is flying through the air and exp[reiencing air drag on its surface (exponential relationship between speed and drag), but then all along its surface there are little tiny wheels t5hat cover the whole surface, these wheels start spinning to match the air speed and the object starts "rolling" through the air instead
Anonymous at Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:59:56 UTC No. 16415892
>>16415885
the viscous resistance of the backside would be worse...
Anonymous at Tue, 8 Oct 2024 17:06:40 UTC No. 16415902
>>16415885
There's net air resistance to the motion as if the wheels weren't there + the wheels would undoubtedly create more air resistance than just removing them.