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Streamlining a car or boat can increase speed by decreasing friction.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
True.

Streamlining reduces aerodynamic/hydrodynamic drag (especially pressure/form drag from flow separation and turbulence), so for the same power the vehicle can go faster. (Note: "friction" is often used loosely here — streamlining primarily reduces pressure drag, though it can also affect skin friction.)