Why Are Test Cars Painted in Zebra Stripes?

[AlexanderLynn]

The function of zebra stripes is almost the same as camouflage uniforms, which is to prevent design plagiarism. Automobile manufacturers' engineers spend huge sums of money and great effort, nearly going bald to develop the latest aerodynamic body structures. However, if paparazzi just take a few "click-click" photos, competitors can measure them with tape measures and take the designs away, even mass-producing them before the original researchers. This way, the invested time, effort, and money would not be repaid. Additional information: It's important to know that white and black are the two colors with the highest contrast among all colors. Camera focus is easiest to achieve on black or white surfaces. The earliest color patterns were diamond-shaped quadrilaterals, but later it was discovered that irregular spiral patterns could better confuse vision.