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dllu • yesterday at 5:43 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

With dimensional analysis you can cancel it all the way out until it's just Newtons, which is actually just the average drag force times some efficiency multiplier.


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jaggederest • yesterday at 5:52 PM

Dimensional analysis is a superpower honestly. Even in a software engineering career it's saved me from massive issues quite routinely

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gertlex • yesterday at 5:57 PM

I'm curious if you can elaborate further? Would that make the comparison clearer, or is it just a side-note on your part?

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