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Snowplow V-blades split resistance in two directions

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Pushing a giant wall of frozen water straight ahead is an incredibly inefficient waste of energy. The V-blade solves this by violently cleaving the snowdrift down the middle, using angled geometry to cast the debris effortlessly to both sides while tearing through the center like a massive wedge.

Snowplow V-blades split resistance in two directions
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