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From: dizzy on 12 Mar 2010 23:02 clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: >When you have really sloppy conditions Interesting theory, with zero proof. I'd like to see the theory put to the test. Slipping tires does not equal shortest stop.
From: Nate Nagel on 13 Mar 2010 08:50 On 03/12/2010 11:02 PM, dizzy wrote: > clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: > >> When you have really sloppy conditions > > Interesting theory, with zero proof. > > I'd like to see the theory put to the test. Slipping tires does not > equal shortest stop. > yes and no. On a hard surface like wet pavement or ice, no. On a deformable surface such as gravel or loose snow, maybe. If the locked wheel can build a wedge of material in front of it, it often does stop shorter than an unlocked wheel. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
From: Bill Putney on 13 Mar 2010 12:20 Jim Warman wrote: > ...And it isn't a bus... it is a BUSS... Not really - bus and buss are alternate and acceptable spellings - just like gauge and gage. Many FSM's spell it bus. Bus is in fact a way more common spelling than buss in industry, including the military. Buss is almost obsolete. Usage kind of wins out over time. Perhaps the Bussmann Fuse company (now Cooper Bussmann) spelling is confusing you? -- Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x')
From: cuhulin on 13 Mar 2010 12:28 Edmunds slows down an out of control Prius, easily. http://www.hybridcarblog.com cuhulin
From: clare on 13 Mar 2010 15:16
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:02:40 -0600, dizzy <dizzy(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >clare(a)snyder.on.ca wrote: > >>When you have really sloppy conditions > >Interesting theory, with zero proof. > >I'd like to see the theory put to the test. Slipping tires does not >equal shortest stop. I don't understand what you are saying and agreeing or dissagreeing with. |