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Old 01-02-2020, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Woj View Post
Hydroplaning speed = 9 times the square root of the tire pressure. That is what they told me in the Air Force.
So if the tire pressure was 30 psi, the square root is 5.4. Multiply by 9 and you get 49.2 mph.

Shouldn't the depth of the water count as well?

Very cool. I done math stuff and it's only the second day of the year.

I should rest now.
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