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11.11.10 Storm, Wind speed help

Iancar29 · 2010-11-12 01:19:47

Hey folks. So I was over on achill island 2day witnessing the full force of the storm ... Amazing experience! Just need some help wit a little tot of mine. K we we'd by one of the beaches and getting bac into the car, the clutch was down and the car started to move at about 9/10 kph on level ground with the winds! , I was…

12-11-2010 1:19am

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Iancar29

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Hey folks.
So I was over on achill island 2day witnessing the full force of the storm ... Amazing experience!
Just need some help wit a little tot of mine.

K we we'd by one of the beaches and getting bac into the car, the clutch was down and the car started to move at about 9/10 kph on level ground with the winds! , I was wondering, knowing the cars weight, and the speed it was goin... Could I obtain the rough wind speed?

Any help much appreciated!!

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#2 13-11-2010 1:16pm

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You could only work out a very crude estimate. The calculation for the wind speed would depend on the force it takes to get the car moving at 10kph, the surface area of the back of the car, and the direction the wind was blowing - none of which are particularly easy to measure without a little work. You'd be better off checking for weather reports nearby.

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