Seats in the upright position

December 15, 2006 at 12:43 am (Uncategorized)

Rarely around here to we get caught up in the same mindless drivel that appears on chatboards and news blogs across the rest of the country. It’s a detriment to the rest of the country because they don’t get to share the abundance of wisdom overflowing this site. And by “abundance of wisdom,” I mean, “a lot of drunken babble.” And I mean that with love.
This seemingly simple question has been causing fist fights in some geek circles. You don’t need a firm grasp of physics to mull the scenario, just a lively imagination and a willingness to bitch slap any moron who disagrees with your assesment. Let the hair-pulling begin, bitch.
Free airport sized bottles of hootch, a tiny bag of peanuts and a nude photo of Isaac Newton to anyone who can formulate an incontrovertible answer to the riddle.

“Imagine a plane is sitting on a massive conveyor belt, as wide and as long as a runway. The conveyer belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels, moving in the opposite direction. Can the plane take off?

 

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