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Madura · 09-03-2004, 03:24 PM

Get him to eat beans and he'd have a Nitrous system in place.

EDIT: Also, he could go liquid-cooled somehow.

themeatmanlandry · 09-03-2004, 03:25 PM

Now THAT'S an outside-of-the-box thinker, folks!!

LayinLo · 09-03-2004, 03:29 PM

Yes, ladies and gents, we have a winner....

**Uncle Bob** · 09-03-2004, 04:10 PM

Here's one

Should we ban Shaneomatic ?

LayinLo · 09-03-2004, 04:22 PM

b/c of his last post? I'm confused.

**Uncle Bob** · 09-03-2004, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

Here's one

Should we ban Shaneomatic ?

Just to see if anybody cares ?

Madura · 09-03-2004, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

Here's one

Should we ban Shaneomatic ?

Just to see if anybody cares ?

No one would care.

And right after I put up my new avatar. Life is so fleeting.

SDSUsnowboards · 09-03-2004, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaneomatic8

EDIT: Also, he could go liquid-cooled somehow.

Camelback?

Madura · 09-03-2004, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SDSUsnowboards

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Originally Posted by Shaneomatic8

EDIT: Also, he could go liquid-cooled somehow.

Camelback?

Cameltoe?

sparrow · 09-03-2004, 10:37 PM

Quoting Paul Frost from the UK regarding the Peregrine Falcon,

"Estimates of speed at the end of a long stoop have often exceeded 240 mph. The estimates may only be speculative, but speeds of over 200 mph have been confirmed. To gain these speeds, the peregrines initially pull their wings in close to their bodies. As their speed increases one wing tends to be pushed forwards with the head tucked in to that side while the other wing is pulled back, this streamlines the bird by minimising the cross section of the bird presented to the air, so minimising wind resistance. (In the 'extreme' sport of speed sky-diving, where the sky-diver falls vertically, similar positions are used with one shoulder extended while the other is pulled back & speeds of over 300mph have been reached.)"

c50tiger · 09-03-2004, 10:56 PM

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Question: (forget about the bike for a second) Does the Peregrine Falcon reach its limiting velocity due to it's aerodynamic thumbprint (it can't go any faster because of the way it's shaped), or due to the height at which it begins its dive (it can't go any faster because it runs out of air)? Hmmm?

Everything has a terminal velocity in an unassisted freefall, related to atmospheric conditions. (Those attempts by human skydivers to break the sound barrier in a freefall are dependant on the skydiver exiting well into the upper, thinner reaches of our atmosphere.) And a peregrine should reach terminal velocity well before it ran out of altitude. So normally terminal velocity would apply, but peregrines that cruise at 60mph on level flight and routinely hit around 120 in a dive can suddenly peg 200+mph when diving for a kill - well in excess of what their terminal velocity should be calculated as. Why? They alter their body shape and contours to minimize drag. Which pretty well pegs the cool meter. So it's kind of a trick question, n'est ce pas? Yes, their aerodynamics limit their speed, but then they actually change their aerodynamics. Could they go faster with more room? Considering the 200mph velocity is recorded and validated and some estimates reach 240mph, but top speed is frequently noted as ~180mph, I'm guessing not.

Similar effect was sought in the sweep wings of F-14 Tomcats, among others. But DARPA is always working...
http://www.darpa.mil/dso/thrust/matdev/mas.htm

Yes - I sometimes have problems giving a short answer.

themeatmanlandry · 09-04-2004, 06:51 AM

Sheeesh!! Ain't nobody reading all that!!

Actually I knew the answer. Aerodynamic thumbprint, like the sky diver.

. . . either that, or they got small nuts.

TL chris · 09-04-2004, 07:27 AM

Is that faster than the airspeed velocity of a swallow?

c50tiger · 09-04-2004, 09:46 AM

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Is that faster than the airspeed velocity of a swallow?

What - African or European?

And you forgot 'unladen'

themeatmanlandry · 09-04-2004, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by c50tiger

Quote:

Is that faster than the airspeed velocity of a swallow?

What - African or European?

And you forgot 'unladen'

But what about the coconut?

TL chris · 09-04-2004, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by themeatmanlandry

Quote:

Originally Posted by c50tiger

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Is that faster than the airspeed velocity of a swallow?

What - African or European?

And you forgot 'unladen'

But what about the coconut?

He could grip it by the husk.

c50tiger · 09-04-2004, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TL chris

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Originally Posted by themeatmanlandry

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Originally Posted by c50tiger

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Is that faster than the airspeed velocity of a swallow?

What - African or European?

And you forgot 'unladen'

But what about the coconut?

He could grip it by the husk.

It's not a question of where 'e grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five-ounce bird could *not* carry a one-pound coconut!

(yeesh - 3rd time in the past 2 months I've ended up quoting Monty Python on a board)

TL chris · 09-04-2004, 11:05 AM

Well what if two swallows carry it?

Madura · 09-04-2004, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by themeatmanlandry

Sheeesh!! Ain't nobody reading all that!!

I did but I'm an incurable nerd.

09-03-2004, 03:25 PM	#23 (permalink)
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themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	Sheeesh!! Ain't nobody reading all that!! Actually I knew the answer. Aerodynamic thumbprint, like the sky diver. . . . either that, or they got small nuts. __________________ Go to hell

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TL chris Tater Salad Joined: Jun 2004 Bike: 1999 TL1000R Location: NorCal Posts: 1,926	Well what if two swallows carry it? __________________ 1999 Suzuki TL1000R, Yosh RS-3, TRE, PC II, Custom Paint, OEM sweetness

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09-03-2004, 10:37 PM	#31 (permalink)
sparrow In Training Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: '03 Yamaha FZ1, '05 FZ1 (project bike) Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 115	Quoting Paul Frost from the UK regarding the Peregrine Falcon, "Estimates of speed at the end of a long stoop have often exceeded 240 mph. The estimates may only be speculative, but speeds of over 200 mph have been confirmed. To gain these speeds, the peregrines initially pull their wings in close to their bodies. As their speed increases one wing tends to be pushed forwards with the head tucked in to that side while the other wing is pulled back, this streamlines the bird by minimising the cross section of the bird presented to the air, so minimising wind resistance. (In the 'extreme' sport of speed sky-diving, where the sky-diver falls vertically, similar positions are used with one shoulder extended while the other is pulled back & speeds of over 300mph have been reached.)"

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