Science > Physics > Road Bumps: Why dirt roads develop a washboard surface
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17 Aug 2007 11:09:46 PM |
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Road Bumps: Why dirt roads develop a washboard surface |
[Physics]
Road Bumps: Why dirt roads develop a washboard surface
Experiments and a computer simulation show why dirt roads develop
a washboard surface, and indicate the only way to prevent it: Drive
very slowly.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070818/fob7.asp
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17 Aug 2007 11:25:04 PM |
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote:
[Physics]
Road Bumps: Why dirt roads develop a washboard surface
Experiments and a computer simulation show why dirt roads develop
a washboard surface, and indicate the only way to prevent it: Drive
very slowly.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070818/fob7.asp
What fun is that?
On a related note, you haven't lived until you've chased jack rabbits
across the desert in a tank.
And for the curious, jack rabbits can corner better so they always
win if you don't use the main gun.
--
Jim Pennino
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