Will the plane take off? v. Mythbusters!!! (VIDEO on Page 38)

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LOL you tards.

ahahah

HAHA owned!

****ing a, i cant post

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

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look man I just read the simple explanation of the myth. I thought they were saying the plane would take off just by being on the treadmill (not under prop power). The way other people were talking on other sites, I thought thats what they were getting at. I voted on this like 3 months ago. I never really read up on it until the beginning of the show. I realize that the speed the wheels are going has nothing to do with the prop and the fact that the plane will still take off. I made an A in physics for gods sake!!!!

no you still fail. LOL

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Originally Posted by allmotoronly

I thought they were saying that the plane would take off just from the conveyor moving (with no prop power). I didn't understand the myth. I realize that the speed the wheels of the plane are going has nothing to do with the prop.

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Who the **** would think that the plane would not take off w/o the prop moving? WHERE did you get that idea from? Certainly not from this thread.

Here is the original question that I posted in the FIRST post:

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A plane is sitting on a long treadmill. The treadmill is linked to where it will match the speed of the plane, but in reverse. The wheels on the plane are free rolling. The plane will start its engines and try to take off like it normally would. The treadmill is as long as a normal runway. Will the plane be able to move forward on the treadmill and take off?

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Originally Posted by allmotoronly

I made an A in physics for gods sake!!!!

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:rly: :rly: :rly:


I'm hoping this physics class didn't take place before the poll started.

wow people take this so seriously

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

Who the **** would think that the plane would not take off w/o the prop moving?

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I dont know, I thought thats what they were getting at. I thought they meant the plane would take uff just because the wheels were moving at the takeoff speed. Thats why I said it would NOT work.

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Originally Posted by allmotoronly

I dont know, I thought thats what they were getting at. I thought they meant the plane would take uff just because the wheels were moving at the takeoff speed. Thats why I said it would NOT work.

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Umm, did you not read the first post in this thread?

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A plane is sitting on a long treadmill. The treadmill is linked to where it will match the speed of the plane, but in reverse. The wheels on the plane are free rolling. The plane will start its engines and try to take off like it normally would. The treadmill is as long as a normal runway. Will the plane be able to move forward on the treadmill and take off?

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

:rly: :rly: :rly:


I'm hoping this physics class didn't take place before the poll started.

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did you read my explanation? I thought they were trying to say the plane would take off just because the wheels were moving at takeoff speed. Thats why i said it would not work that way.

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

Umm, did you not read the first post in this thread?

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how the hell am I supposed to remember, that was like forever ago. I probably just clicked the first link.

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

wow people take this so seriously

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i'm adding your name to the list noob LOL

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Originally Posted by allmotoronly

did you read my explanation? I thought they were trying to say the plane would take off just because the wheels were moving at takeoff speed. Thats why i said it would not work that way.

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No, they said that a PLANE was traveling at take off speed, nothing about the wheels was mentioned other than they are free-rolling.

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Originally Posted by allmotoronly

how the hell am I supposed to remember, that was like forever ago. I probably just clicked the first link.

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And that is my fault how?

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

i'm adding your name to the list noob LOL

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****

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

No, they said that a PLANE was traveling at take off speed, nothing about the wheels was mentioned other than they are free-rolling.

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ok man, I understand that I read it wrong the first time. I didn't re-read it again until just before they did it. Then I understood what the myth was. I thought they meant the wheels were traveling at takeoff speed, not the plane. If I would have read it correctly to begin with, I would have said that it WOULD work.

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Originally Posted by Ruiner

And that is my fault how?

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did I say it was your fault? I said it was MY fault for just skimming it the first time and not reading it completely.

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

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You're the dumbass that can't read. Go back and see where I put in my :2cents: LAST.....:rolleyes:

fight in the parking lot after school?

hey **** you GKtib LOL

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Originally Posted by Jaimecbr900

You're the dumbass that can't read. Go back and see where I put in my :2cents: LAST.....:rolleyes:

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LOL don't take it seriously i was J/K bro.












But really... obviously at one point you said it wouldn't fly :lmao:



i <3 u (no homo)

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Originally Posted by GKtib®

fight in the parking lot after school?

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If you can't read and wanna be call people a dumbass while trying to pat yourself on the back, then yes. :rolleyes:

we love you nem...

Im suprised the internet hasn't exploded yet.

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Originally Posted by ironchef

Im suprised the internet hasn't exploded yet.

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lolololollol

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Originally Posted by Crazy Asian

we love you nem...

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You see Im taking these punches like a e-man.

Ok I wonder who all is going to pay the million forza 2 credits you guys were betting each other.

i didn't get to see it because im at work but i already knew what the outcome would be. lol @ all the retards.

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Originally Posted by Jaimecbr900

If you can't read and wanna be call people a dumbass while trying to pat yourself on the back, then yes. :rolleyes:

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OK EVERYBODY, ATTENTION: Jaime IS NOT A DUMBASS.


(but the rest of you are fucking retarded lolol)

I've got to admit - I did not think that it would take off that easily. You get to learn something everyday.

I did not vote, but definately still got the answer wrong.

I missed the episode. Did it take off?

^yes

Videos for those who didn't see it:

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fusea...deoid=27299723

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...45407444&hl=en

Everyone agrees it will take-off right?! :D

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Originally Posted by speedminded

Everyone agrees it will take-off right?! :D

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NO!











j/k ;)

From Bimmerforums, lolol...

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Originally Posted by dos Santos

They gave the belt 25mph ground speed.

But they gave the plane 50mph ground speed (in relation to the belt), or 25mph airspeed.

So obviously, if the plane moves faster than the conveyor belt, it will move forward, get lift, and fly.

Where is the whole "matching speeds" thing that they agreed to do? They should have given both the plane and the belt 25mph ground speed, which would make the plane stay still, as a person would on a treadmill. This would entail cutting back on the throttle as soon as the plane started to move forward, but that is what they said they were going to do...match speeds.

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*sigh*

^^Lol. They did it fair and square. The plane easily took off and i doubt it would've mattered even it had been going a little slower than the conveyor belt. They clearly proved it's possible.