Re: Hair not a drag... was Re: AAT Theory

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j#d#.moore@canrem.com (J. Moore) writes:

>(Mordvinov and Kurbatov, 1972). A hydrodynamic tube experiment
>with a dummy having a Baikal sealskin pasted over it reveals that
>hair is conducive to an increase in the boundary layer thickness,
>to a reduction of the speed pulsation level within 1 to 10 khz,
>and to a reduction in drag." (Sokolov 1982: 604).

An easier way to convince people would be to shave a chimpanzee and
measure the drag and then compare it against the drag without the
shave :-)..

How about replacing the sealskin with chimpanzee fur? How does
that work?

PS. What is "reduction of speed pulsation"? I assume that the
dummy had the shape of something like a human. Did it?

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