Re: [Phys-l] stagnant air?

[Bill Nettles <bnettles@uu.edu>]

The drops remain stationary while I'm not moving. Surface tension.

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> On 10/20/2011 10:39 AM, Bill Nettles wrote:
> > Yesterday I observed a strange phenomenon on my LAMB-V (large angular
> momentum bi-wheeled vehicle), also known as a motorcycle, as I rode
> home in the cold following a drizzly day.  I was watching the water
> droplets on my windscreen and surprised to see the droplets in the
> lower middle of the screen not moving at all, even at 50+ mph.  I fully
> >


> Supposing that gravity still acts on your windshield, it's possible
> that an up force due to airflow is balancing a down force due to
> gravity.
>
> Brian W
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