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Originally Posted by bivenator View Post
... They were within 30 or 40 mph of the actual vs. the predicted wind speed. Not much to quibble about.
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Actually, considering that the energy goes up with the square of velocity, 30-40mph difference is actually quite a big discrepancy. ...it's huge. ... E=1/2mv2
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