jkirkebo
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dgpcolorado said:Not quite. Air resistance (drag) increases by the square of velocity, approximately. Power (work/time) needed to overcome it increases by the cube of velocity.jkirkebo said:This is of course because air resistance increases by the cube of speed.
You are of course correct and that was also my meaning. I have to chalk this error up to english not being my native language so I sometimes mix the words up
Luckily, the basic premise was still valid