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    Automotive Spoilers vs Wings: A Car-Lover's Debate

    Is that just because it creates turbulence? Laminar flow is better for lift, right?
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    Automotive Spoilers vs Wings: A Car-Lover's Debate

    Thanks for the response! Could you explain what you mean by "spoil?" I'm currently taking an entry-level fluid mechanics class; I'm not familiar with all the jargon yet.
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    Automotive Spoilers vs Wings: A Car-Lover's Debate

    What is the difference between an automotive spoiler and an automotive wing? Is there a difference? My understanding has always been that a wing is an airfoil, and is used to produce downforce, while a spoiler is is just a lip that is used to reduce drag by creating a pocket of stagnant air...
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    Microstates and multi-dimensional oscillators

    Here's the reason that works... 000000005 is just one of the 1287 microstates. Therefore, the number of objects divided by the number of microstates gives you the number of objects that are in anyone given microstate.
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