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	Windsock -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A windsock is a large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate (Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure) wind direction and relative (Click link for more info and facts about wind speed) wind speed.
		Windsocks typically are used at (An airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo) airports and in chemical plants in which there is risk of gaseous leakage.
		They are sometimes located alongside highways at windy locations.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/windsock.htm (137 words)

	Articles - Motorcycle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is generally due to the fact that no designs have been discovered that can improve aerodynamic performance without unacceptably compromising the rider's ability to control the machine.
		In the absence of a fairing or windshield, a phenomenon known as the windsock effect occurs at speeds above 100 km/h, where the rider becomes a major source of drag and is pushed back from the handlebars, tiring the rider.
		Cabin cycle solved the problem of aerodynamics by isolating driver from outside air.
	www.x-moto.net /articles/Motorcycle (4159 words)

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