Scientists from the Research Institute for Car Engineering and Resources (RICER) have discovered that there seems to be a correlation between the number of stickers on a car and the amount of drag it produces. This rivals the long-held belief that such stickers increase performance through increasing the bhp of the car’s engine; instead, the RICER scientists claim that there is a fundamental change in the drag of a car once a sticker is applied. We asked for clarification from Dr. Boye Holmes, director of RICER, on this process.

RICER scientist Holmes explains that drag produced by a car is heavily influenced by the stickiness coefficient (represented by the Greek letter, φ). Every object has its own innate amount of so-called “stickiness.” Holmes explains that stickers simply reduce the stickiness coefficient of the car by absorbing the stickiness. Instead of sticking to the air, the car sticks to the well-placed sticker. This causes air to flow around the car, creating a more streamline effect.

Editor’s Note: After further research, the Petrolholics crew discovered that RICER does not exist and that these claims have no scientific basis whatsoever, meaning they are complete nonsense. That being said, we already bought stickers to promote this research; therefore, we will still be offering the option to preorder these Petrolholics window stickers.

Photo Credit: City of Carlsbad

Follow us on Twitter @Petrolholics