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Re: Fish Scales

Posted By: Pete W. P.
Date: Sunday, 28 November 1999, at 4:44 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Fish Scales (Mike Scarborough)

> I think the fish scale idea was one implementation of the surface texture
> idea. I belive the problem they encountered was that the potential
> performance gain was ver small, while the downside, the potential that a
> sheet of the textured material might develop a loose edge during a race,
> posed a very large performance loss.

Damn Mike... fish scales... I think one of the neatest things about either designing yourself, or appreciatting others is that it often sheds light on nature in a way that answers questions that werent asked to begin with.

Pete

Messages In This Thread

Ever faster, by a decimal
Pete W. P. -- Friday, 26 November 1999, at 6:16 p.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 11:53 a.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
Mike Scarborough -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 12:24 p.m.

Re: Americas Cup
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 3:21 p.m.

Re: Americas Cup
Pete W. P. -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 4:47 p.m.

Re: Americas Cup
Don Beale -- Sunday, 28 November 1999, at 11:10 a.m.

Re: Fish Scales
Mike Scarborough -- Sunday, 28 November 1999, at 2:54 p.m.

Re: Fish Scales
Pete W. P. -- Sunday, 28 November 1999, at 4:44 p.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
Pete W. P. -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 4:41 p.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
Pete W. P. -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 4:40 p.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
Ian Johnston -- Saturday, 27 November 1999, at 5:31 p.m.

Re: 600 wet paper
Hans Friedel -- Sunday, 28 November 1999, at 5:48 p.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
lee -- Sunday, 28 November 1999, at 9:46 p.m.

Re: Ever faster, by a decimal
Randy Knauff -- Tuesday, 30 November 1999, at 6:41 p.m.

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