Airplane on a conveyor belt

[The Wizard of BC]

Yaish, You tried, and very well I might add, to explain the facts of aircraft flight. Some people just don't get it. And some never will.

sdc, You are absolutely correct. Conveyor speed = -100mph, Wheel speed = +200mph, Therefore aircraft airspeed = +100mph, FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!

So, can an unladen swallow's little tiny feets go 200mph? Can you say blisters? There for a 747 with 200 souls on board cannot be true and must be a digital enhanced pipe dream to make us believe that the Mythbusters is real science.

I am so glad Don Herbert died before this subject ever came up.

I shall now go to contemplate important subjects like "if Teflon is so non-stick how do they keep it stuck to the pan?"

[Mr. Kilt]

I shall now go to contemplate important subjects like "if Teflon is so non-stick how do they keep it stuck to the pan?"

That is a good question.
I also wonder about: If you have 24 odds 'n' ends sitting on a table and 23 of them fall off, what's left, an odd or an end?

[Mr. Kilt]

And another thing...why is "abbreviation" such a long word??

[Cage]

I've conceded long ago. Great explanations!

[Yaish]

I do want to apologize for my tone in the last post. I was frustrated, and it showed.

Sorry if I offended anyone.

[James MacMillan]

I am so glad Don Herbert died before this subject ever came up.

I was really sad to see him go. That man could explain things to me so that I could understand them. That's saying something!