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To: E. Charters who wrote (801)	9/24/2002 2:58:45 PM
From: (Bob) Zumbrunnen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1003

While I agree wholeheartedly about the quality of construction of a Mercedes, BMW, Audi, or VW compared to an American car (the gap is still wide but has narrowed), I'm having trouble with the Coriolis explanation. Doesn't the Coriolis Force affect only things that are not in contact with the earth? Airplanes are the easiest example I can think of. To exaggerate it, if you lifted off from Miami in a helicopter and hovered at one position in space (not one position relative to the planet), Los Angeles would eventually come around to meet you. Also, if you've got a perfectly smooth road, I would think that any car would maintain a perfectly straight path as long as it has enough toe-in at the front wheels. At least as long as they're of similar weight and height and have identical tires. And the Coriolis effect as a measure of a car's quality of construction? That's about the smallest measurable difference imaginable. An intentional exaggeration? I would think that the difference in wind drag on one side of the car versus the other because of a subtle difference in how polished each corner of the front bumper is would have a larger impact.