So with racing cars: the greater the engine power, the greater the potential drag that the designer must then seek to overcome.

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Thanks in part to ideas born at dB Drag events, the acoustic power of car stereo speakers has increased tenfold in the last ten years, from a maximum of 500 watts per square meter to 5, 000. (A loudspeaker at a rock concert puts out 2, 500 to 3, 000 watts.) Pioneer learned from dB Dragsters to cover speaker coils with ceramics to dissipate heat.

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The lower density means dramatically less drag force acting on the spinning disk stack so that mechanical power into the motor is substantially reduced.

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Still others said the power outage forced people, especially those in the lower decks or inside cabins, to drag their mattresses to outside decks because of stifling heat.

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The road builders association, 105 years old and headquartered just off the main drag in Georgetown--the residence for many if the capital's power brokers--has 40 employees in Washington, 5, 000 corporate and public sector members, and a fierce ability to set an agenda.

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