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07-08-2014, 06:53 PM
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A recent discussion:
You have a car that runs 16 second standing quarter miles. You get another identical car that also runs 16 second standing quarters. You weld the front of one car to the back of the other, forgetting logistics like cooling for the second car etc, you link the accelerators and gear shifts. Lock the steering of the second car. Would the combination of cars be slower than 16 seconds over the quarter? Faster over the quarter? Or the same? 1 Friend says faster as first car cuts the air for the second. Other says depends on power to weight of cars. If the power to weight is low the two engines won’t make up for the increased inertia getting it off the line. With a high power to weight (should run better than a 16 in the first place) the engine power would more than make up for the increased weight/inertia. Me? I think leave it to Mythbusters. |
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Hypothetical question
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