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From: james nolan <nolan_laboratories@email.msn.com>
To: potter mail list <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:32 PM
Subject: keel bashing or shot peening?
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> Since it's now popular to bash the keel with a sledgehammer I wonder about
> the following possibilty. A golf ball is dimpled to allow it fly a much
> greater distance than a smooth ball. The dimples separate the boundary
> condition on the ball's surface (air velocity at ball's surface is zero
with
> respect to the ball) from the laminar flow of the surrounding air. This
> decreases the wind resistance. If I bash my keel with the peen end of a
ball
> peen hammer or better yet shot peen it with cannon balls (or Rye's big
iron
> balls) , I'll cover the surface with dimples. Will my potter go faster?
Will
> the compass work better?
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> Jim Nolan
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