The Dark Wob

Warren t claim wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 11:54 pm fp292.PNG

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

Hooli wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 5:48 am

Warren t claim wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 11:54 pm fp292.PNG

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)

The shape is said to funnel the prayers upwards.

fried onions wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 10:11 am The shape is said to funnel the prayers upwards.

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

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.

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

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

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



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

LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 4:54 pm I seem to remember a sharply cut off tail, a Kammback, is supposed to be the best compromise:


250px-1961_Ferrari_250GT_SWB_'Breadvan'.jpg



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.