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Old 04-25-2014, 01:41 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by jeepmor View Post
Friction is a function of velocity squared, so it's 4x drag with double in speed. gotta justify all that money I spent on school, as you were.
True, and power is force multiplied by speed, so at twice the speed, you have 4x the drag and need 8x the power.
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