When I was a teen, I would get behind a huge trailer truck right up close 
with my little sprite.  If the truck was moving about 80 MPH I could get 
pulled along for a moment or two.  But I had to be what seemed inches away. 
I could not sustain the ride.  I assumed that the air dynamics were not 
right or some wind interfered. It just didn't work out for me.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russell McMahon" <apptech@paradise.net.nz>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [EE] Simple fuel-saver, so they say


>> Mythbusters also proved that tailgating large trucks helps a lot,
>> but
>> it's a pretty horrible way to die if you don't stop when they do
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> Long long ago on a weekly intercity commute of about 70 miles I found
> that if I was inside about a motorcycle length behind a large truck
> then power requirements were very noticeably reduced. Fun, and much
> warmer on cold nights, but hard on the nerves. Not something I did
> over any great distances more than a few times as it was far too
> dangerous.
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