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[Hooli]

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What's the thing in the background that looks like a giant vodka bottle?

[Hooli]

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[mercrocker]

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What's the thing in the background that looks like a giant vodka bottle?

Paddy's Wigwam.....Liverpool Cathedral (the RC, rather than Anglican one)

[fried onions]

The shape is said to funnel the prayers upwards.

[Hooli]

The shape is said to funnel the prayers upwards.

Makes as much sense as anything else sky pixie botherers say I suppose.

[Scruffy Bodger]

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Car manufacturer Tatra explaining aerodynamics (1934) in a simple way for anyone to understand.
(Image originally extracted from Tatra T77 brochure. Photo credit: Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka).

Robbed from FB as per.

[fried onions]

See Chrysler Airflow also. Unfortunately sales didn't live up to expectations.

[mercrocker]

Wasn't that also fundamentally flawed in aerodynamic terms? Singer had a go too....

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[LynehamHerc]

I seem to remember a sharply cut off tail, a Kammback, is supposed to be the best compromise:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback# ... mic_theory

[Hooli]

I seem to remember a sharply cut off tail, a Kammback, is supposed to be the best compromise:


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback# ... mic_theory

Makes sense, as the same applies to hydrodynamics which is much the same thing but slower. I believe the blunt stern is one of the reasons why HMS Vanguard (the last battleship) was regarded as such a good sea boat.