Richard Kuroski wrote:
> OK all you sedan drivers try this. Find a nice safe stretch of road and
> take your Civic up to around 30-35 mph. The engine can be anywhere from
> 1500 to 2000 rpm. Now here's the "fun" part. Open the right rear window.
> What you should hear, if your experience is anything like mine, is a loud
> oscillating wind buffeting sound.

This is one of my pet peeves, and nearly every modern car does this with
one or more windows. I call it the Coke Bottle Effect, because it is
similar to what happens when you blow across the lip of a soda bottle.

It is a consequence of slippery aerodynamic design.

John