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Originally Posted by Porsche-poor
don't the divots in a golf ball help with flight? Maybe he gets better miles per gallon? LOL
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Mythbusters tested that!
In fact it does help with gas mileage. Mythbusters added a layer of clay to the body of a car, and then dd careful measurement of fuel usage. Then they spent the time to carefull cut out a divot, and put all that mass of clay in the car so the weight would be the same. They did find an decent improvement. From 26 MPG to 29 MPG.
https://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/mythbusters-golf-ball-like-dimpling-mpg/
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