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Old 21-11-2009, 08:04 AM
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kinetic (Steve)
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Originally Posted by glenc View Post
as the vehicle approaches the speed of sound, it produces a frontal shock wave which liquefies the earth ahead, so the wheels end up carving through ground, rather than simply rolling over it."
I have seen a few young dudes in cars doing just that in morning
traffic. Funny thing is, I catch up with them at the next set of lights.

Steve
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