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Numerical Investigation of the Flow Past a Rotating Golf Ball and Its Comparison with a Rotating Smooth Sphere
Considering that dimples on golf balls reduce drag thus helping the ball to fly approximately twice as far, why not use the same concept to make airplanes, rockets, drones, automobiles and boats
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