Channelled up and down Crete's mountain canyons - veritable wind tunnels - these stiff breezes are known to locals by individual names, depending on from where they come, how long they stay, and what gifts they bring with them.

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Instead, he has decided to design the car wholly using computational fluid dynamics - which current teams use alongside wind tunnels.

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To make sure there are no surprises post-construction, models of tall buildings and those surrounding it are sometimes tested inside mathematically accurate wind tunnels, meant to replicate conditions in the real world.

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