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I found this article enlightening. However, it should be noted that similar effects can be obtained at slower speeds using a towel in a locker room.

Alan Unell
La Crescenta, Calif.

The story ended by mentioning that researchers would be continuing to work on a computer model. Here’s some additional information you may wish to pass on to them. The article mentioned that they were working only with whips that taper and thus transfer energy down to the point.