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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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11% increase in fuel economy without

Mythbusters dimpled a car like a golf ball... and it got better gas mileage.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/m...-dimpling-mpg/

Time to start working on that dimpled Prius body kit...
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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if only i could see a car like this in person on the road...
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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That might be a pain to wax and would SUCK when it rained as it would have all types of water pockets all over the place. On the plus side though, your car is now an aquarium and you could have different goldfish cruising with you when it rains.
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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So now are we free to fire ***** at priuses in order to help them achieve this body styling?
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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so now are we free to fire ***** at priuses in order to help them achieve this body styling?
qft!!!
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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So now are we free to fire ***** at priuses in order to help them achieve this body styling?
im liking this idea right here. im gonna get a tennis ball shooter and wait in front of my house for prius's
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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^^pompous douche bags (pom-puhs ***** bag)
Old Oct 22, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
^^pompous douche bags (pom-puhs ***** bag)
Yeah, but I bet those pompous douche's would pay big money for a dimpled body kit.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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I dont trust those guys. They act like they cover all the bases but they leave important things out of experiments sometimes.

dont you think we would see dimples on cars by now if that really were true?

and are they "partners" lol i've always wondered that...theyd make a good couple
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ryball
Yeah, but I bet those pompous douche's would pay big money for a dimpled body kit.
I think I understand what you're saying. We should charge the prius drivers to let us fire projectiles at their cars.
Old Oct 23, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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isnt it priusi?



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