Why Does a Freshly Washed Car Feel As If a  +25 hp Cheat Code Was Used?

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 12/12/2016 at 18:58 • Filed to: Questions

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Or is it just me? Even if I just washed the car two days earlier it ALWAYS feels as if it went up a trim level.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > Wobbles the Mind 12/12/2016 at 19:05

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It’s called laminar air flow. Less disruptions in the air passing over the boundary layer (thin layer of non-moving air) on the car means you produce much less parasitic drag.

Source: I’m a pilot.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Wobbles the Mind 12/12/2016 at 19:05

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I washed my car yesterday, then 15cm of snow fell today and I may as well have done nothing.

LongbowMkII > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 12/12/2016 at 19:13

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Totally true.

Source: Gran Turismo

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Wobbles the Mind 12/12/2016 at 19:15

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Sometimes I forget just how bright my wheels are until I wash the car. The look brilliant against the deep gloss black.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > LongbowMkII 12/12/2016 at 19:49

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Agreed.

Source: NFS

wiffleballtony > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 12/12/2016 at 20:48

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Counterpoint