brianappleby: It's obvious it's not the brightest of math stars who are looking at this thread. You are, of course, absolutely spot on in the explanation. I'm just worried the effort is wasted.
Suffice it to say:
1) Power is a function of velocity cubed (not squared, not exponential)
2) to go from 20mph to 25mph, you require about double the amount of power.
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Last edited by Brian Ratliff; 09-27-10 at 10:07 AM.