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Re: Not dinosaurs



In a message dated 96-01-26 04:02:28 EST, bob@intelenet.net (Bob Myers)
writes:

>If you want to minimize surface area, you make rounded shapes. A
>conical tail is the wrong shape.  You'd want a very flattened tail if
>you wanted to maximize the surface area.  That's one reason why some
>people propose sails or stegosaur plates as radiators - they're flat!
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Exactly my point.