Let's say you had a giant treadmill with an airplane on it

[WhiteKnight]

Thanks Russian you're my hero!!

 

[Crossky]

The original question was worded poorly, but after thinking about it I'm starting to wonder whether it would takeoff . . . .

After 18 pages it's time to contact The MYTHBUSTERS! (Has anyone already?)

Happy Easter! (If you celebrate it)

 

[COOPERVANE]

Those who think it won't take off, almost always eventually come to the realization that it in fact will. But to cover up their earlier embarrassing tirades swearing it won't, they ALWAYS attack the question, saying it wasn't worded fairly. I suspect these are the same quys that blame a bad landing on the airplane or that sudden wind gust.

This is called splitting hares or arguing over semantics

I originally posted this to draw attention away from the idiotic "I can legally log PIC in the right seat" thread. I didn't think it would live so long

 

[The_Russian]

Those who think it won't take off, almost always eventually come to the realization that it in fact will. But to cover up their earlier embarrassing tirades swearing it won't, they ALWAYS attack the question, saying it wasn't worded fairly. I suspect these are the same quys that blame a bad landing on the airplane or that sudden wind gust.

This is called splitting hares or arguing over semantics

I originally posted this to draw attention away from the idiotic "I can legally log PIC in the right seat" thread. I didn't think it would live so long

No one ever said anything about it being worded fairly. We did correct people on their poor interpretation of the wording within the question.

What makes you think the plane won't take off anyway?

uke:uke:uke:uke:uke:uke:uke:uke:

 

[Nindiri]

This is called splitting hares...

Splitting hares on Easter.

 

[The_Russian]

Splitting hares on Easter.

Good catch!

 

[COOPERVANE]

re-read my post. I said that it would take off.

I admit that the first time I heard this riddle I argued that it would not. Until I thought up the rollerblade/treadmill/rope analogy

 

[jijarwm]

The treadmill will be going so fast in a negative direction that it will descend.

 

[Occam's Razor]

I miss this thread...

 

[COOPERVANE]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Future Furlough]

Wait for it.....Wait for it....Yes!imp:

 

[Occam's Razor]

Metaphysically speaking, I'm not entirely sure the airplane or the treadmill really exist in the first place.

If they do...then my inner-cynic believes larger forces control the results of the hypothetical:

If the airplane's destination is Minot, it will, in fact takeoff. Proving that God hates pilots.

 

[PhatAJ2008]

So lets say this a/c lifts off this giant treadmill which it was stationary upon. Then what happends, it magically gains enough speed to maintain lift? I don't get it. The plane is not moving... if it does lift off it just floats in the air above the treadmill now?

 

[belchfire]

Oh sweet Mary, not afrackinggain!

frackfrackfrack...frackinghypotheticalfeldercarb!

End rant.

 

[Occam's Razor]

(shhhh! Don't scare him away!)

Cloooooser...cloooooser!