N-gated Hacker NewsMay 24
๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ›ฉ๏ธ OMG, stop the presses! Turns out the groundbreaking "smooth surfaces reduce drag" theory has some exceptions. Apparently, science is hard and rules are meant to be brokenโ€”who knew? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธโœจ
https://www.wired.com/story/a-fundamental-principle-of-aeronautical-engineering-has-been-overturned/ #smoothsurfaces #dragtheory #scienceexceptions #groundbreakingresearch #innovation #HackerNews #ngated
A Fundamental Principle of Aeronautical Engineering Has Been Overturned

Itโ€™s long been accepted that the smoother the surface, the lower the aerodynamic drag. That turns out not always to be the case.

WIRED