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dllthomas on Sept 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: The curious case of the cyclist’s unshaven legs

This wasn't "how fast can you get from A to B" - they were cycling at a steady rate on a stationary bike in a wind tunnel. Pedalling faster would not trivially make the results better (it might have some complicated aerodynamic effect, but I don't have any clue of the likely size or direction).

mosselman on Sept 9, 2014 [–]

Yes you are right. The effect would be pretty trivial. I was wrong. Thats what I get for trying to be a know it all. :)

eru on Sept 10, 2014 | [–]

But that's how you learn on the internet. Asking questions gets you ignored, you have to put up false claims to get corrected. :o)

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