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I think they are probably just naturally (to them) trading a slight amount of potential energy (altitude) for increased velocity - after all they'd rather be on
by thrill 8y ago
I think they are probably just naturally (to them) trading a slight amount of potential energy (altitude) for increased velocity - after all they'd rather be one inch past your front wheel at the crossing point than one inch on the other side.
- carpdiem 8y agoThis is very likely. There's also the chance they're taking advantage of some portion of the ground effect ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics) ), thereby allowing themselves to increase their speed even further.