I think he meant, a 6 ton flat brick has the same wind resistance as a
200g flat brick. ;)

On 8/17/05, Brandon <Brandon@concilio.ca> wrote:
> so by that logic a 1 pound Tear dropped shaped object has the same wind
> resistance as a 6 ton flat brick.
> 
> note: our vans more closely resemble the brick :)
> 
> 
> > My goodness you guys, nobody is thinking, and I can't sit quietly any
> > longer!
> >
> >  The mass of the vehicle does not change the wind resistance, or the MPG,
> > on
> > the highway. Stop and go or big hills is another story, but on flat ground
> > at steady speed the van could be 6 tons and you'd get the same MPG.
> >
> > At steady speed you are not accellerating the mass, you are only pushing
> > the
> > wind out of the way, so mass doesn't matter.
> >
> > John
> > Aircooled.Net Inc.
> >
> >
>