sophiem Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Ok guys, I really need your help. Is there anything on the net claiming to prove that red cars do go faster? I've searched on google, but can't find anything. Don't ask, long story....work collegue thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Black is the fastest colour for a car...by some margin [ QUOTE ] As we all know, black is the sexiest colour. But first, I'm going to prove it's the FASTEST colour! The proof... Consider a black car on a sunny day... [1] The suns rays are shining on the black car. As everyone knows, black absorbs more light that other colours. Thus a black car heats up quicker/more than a lighter coloured car due to sunshine/natural light. One of the largest frictional forces that acts against a cars acceleration and velocity is air-resistance.... [2] Now, one of the wonderful properties of nature, is that gases expand when heated. Thus, the heat from the black paint will heat the air in close proximity to the car, causing the air to expand. The largest amount of expansion will occur at the front of the car, as the bonnet is the largest panel. Thus the air expands at the front of the car and slighly at the sides. The more a gas expands, the lower its density is, and thus the less resistance it will give to a moving object, eg the black car....[3] Thus, if we take 2 identical cars, but with one of them black, the black one during daylight/sunshine will be able to accelerate quicker and have a higher maximum speed, due to less air-resistance. QED. [/ QUOTE ] black is the fastest colour for a car proof linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Right on black (car) brother, go home boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophiem Posted July 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Personally i agree, black will always be the fastest, most sexy colour. But still doesn't solve my problem - anywhere on the net with theories as to why red cars are faster (even though they're not - black cars are much faster!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafer27 Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I think i found the proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 But doesn't the (warmer) black car lose its speed advantage cos the intake air is warmer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 I seem to recall M Schumacher's red car consistently being the fastest car at least until this year so maybe the heat thing is having more influence with global warming etc. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalegolf Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 *Reads Chav's Colour lesson* *Blinks* Wow... So is White the slowest, for the opposite reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Someone forgot to tell my car that reds the fastest colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Black is the fastest colour for a car...by some margin [/ QUOTE ] No, no, no! Blue's quicker. Red? Some stats came out a while ago that you're 3 x more likely to get stopped ina red car than a black, silver or blue one. There again, 8 out of 10 people don't give a toss about statistics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3WOB Posted July 14, 2005 Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 and 95% of statistics are fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klutch_power Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 BLACK CARS GO FASTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanimage Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 If you took all the statisticians in the world and laid them end-to-end, they still wouldn’t reach a definite conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Well I'm torn between red, silver and black. The reason I can't decide is because I've managed to pick up an SP30 in each of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Is a small black car faster than a large white one (with more surface area) ? What about that polo harlequin with 6 different colours ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I have a Diamond Black Golf, Go Black cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] and 95% of statistics are fiction [/ QUOTE ] Of that 95%, 76.8% are made up on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooret Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 There is a flaw in the theory posted above about black cars. Yes I agree that the car will heat up quicker and that it will expand the air around it, thus making the air less dense. However, when the air first reaches the car it will be the same density no matter what colour your car is. Darker colours will then heat the air causing it to expand. As the air expands it will exert equal pressure in all directions. This in turn will create drag as the air expands against the front facing surfaces of the car. Therefore black cars should be the slowest!!!!!! and silver cars the fastest!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Silver, What about Crome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooret Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I think that you will find that the plating process required to cover the forward parts of the vehicle in chromium would be very complicated and also that the weight of the finished article would be greater than the painted one. Therefore, more weight means less speed!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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