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the wind moves faster on that side than on the turbulent side. This creates lift like an airplane wing.

There's no reason to complicate it like this. It's simply Newtons laws at work. You accelerate a mass of air in one direction, you get pushed the other.

The over complicated theory you've stated there is actually completely incorrect btw.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_(force)#False_explanation_...




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