MythBusters

[waggy]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
I don't get it. Wasn't the debate about when the plane is the same speed as the conveyor belt? The plane was clearly moving faster than the conveyor belt before it took off. So of course it took off.

The rest of the myth, I really don't care about except I see everyone here argue it. But I mean, how did the mythbusters prove anything? Both the toy plane and the real plane were traveling faster than the conveyor belts.

point is you can't get teh speed to match. it is not possible.

the thrust of the engines or pull fo the propeller are going to win out. UNLESS you have something hooked to the body of the plane. the wheels have ZERO effect over it.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
I don't get it. Wasn't the debate about when the plane is the same speed as the conveyor belt? The plane was clearly moving faster than the conveyor belt before it took off. So of course it took off.

The rest of the myth, I really don't care about except I see everyone here argue it. But I mean, how did the mythbusters prove anything? Both the toy plane and the real plane were traveling faster than the conveyor belts.

the whole concept has flown completely over your head ...

the plane was not going faster than the conveyor belt ...

 

[Cold Steel]

Yoohoo!! Mr. Well-Paid-Engineeer-smackdown!! Where are you?????

Yoohoo!!! smackdown??.......... hmm..........

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: fisher
the plane was going faster than the treadmill. duh. if i'm not mistaken the treadmill and the plane are going the same speed in the "myth" no? i call foul!

Ugh.

The treadmill is only going to increase the wheel speed, which has nothing to do with the airspeed.

So if that plane normally takes off at 25 mph and the treadmill is going backwards at 25 mph, the plane will still take off at 25 mph airspeed. If you had a speedometer on the wheels, it would say it was going 50 mph. But it would be pointless to have a speedo on the wheels since airspeed is all that matters.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Cold Steel
Yoohoo!! Mr. Well-Paid-Engineeer-smackdown!! Where are you?????

Yoohoo!!! smackdown??.......... hmm..........

I hope he self-banned. Or canceled his internet service.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FoBoT
all morans should now self ban

The real morans are the ones who dealt with 59 minutes of BS from a Mythbusters episode to watch the part everyone cared about.



<----Moran, apparently.

Dude, did you see that foam? FOAM man. FRIGGIN' FOAM! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I could have told you that. Great Stuff is crazy enough. the industrial foams are just nuts.

We've had cans of Great Stuff puncture at work. It's fun to watch it, but cleaning it up is a bitch.

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
I don't get it. Wasn't the debate about when the plane is the same speed as the conveyor belt? The plane was clearly moving faster than the conveyor belt before it took off. So of course it took off.

The rest of the myth, I really don't care about except I see everyone here argue it. But I mean, how did the mythbusters prove anything? Both the toy plane and the real plane were traveling faster than the conveyor belts.

You see, the treadmill is like blu-ray, the airplane is like HD DVD. No matter how fast Blu-Ray goes, HD DVD will still take off.

rofl.

Seriously, it just doesn't matter. The treadmill speed has no affect on the plane since the wheels are free spinning.

 

[Cold Steel]

I'm sure I can probably find some recipes for crow........ does smackdown like crow?? He must.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: fisher
the plane was going faster than the treadmill. duh. if i'm not mistaken the treadmill and the plane are going the same speed in the "myth" no? i call foul!

Ugh.

The treadmill is only going to increase the wheel speed, which has nothing to do with the airspeed.

So if that plane normally takes off at 25 mph and the treadmill is going backwards at 25 mph, the plane will still take off at 25 mph airspeed. If you had a speedometer on the wheels, it would say it was going 50 mph. But it would be pointless to have a speedo on the wheels since airspeed is all that matters.

if people would understand that then they would get why it takes off..

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FoBoT
all morans should now self ban

The real morans are the ones who dealt with 59 minutes of BS from a Mythbusters episode to watch the part everyone cared about.



<----Moran, apparently.

Dude, did you see that foam? FOAM man. FRIGGIN' FOAM! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I could have told you that. Great Stuff is crazy enough. the industrial foams are just nuts.

We've had cans of Great Stuff puncture at work. It's fun to watch it, but cleaning it up is a bitch.

so what happened? i missed the foam part.

it just expand to a silly amount or what?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FoBoT
all morans should now self ban

The real morans are the ones who dealt with 59 minutes of BS from a Mythbusters episode to watch the part everyone cared about.



<----Moran, apparently.

Dude, did you see that foam? FOAM man. FRIGGIN' FOAM! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

i missed the foam! what happened?

A-B foam man. It's good stuff. It's a 2 part liquid compound, when mixed really foams up. Filled a couple of buckets of the stuff and put it in a car. Cool stuff.

They did it because the frozen shaving cream foam in the car didnt work well.

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: fisher
the plane was going faster than the treadmill. duh. if i'm not mistaken the treadmill and the plane are going the same speed in the "myth" no? i call foul!

Ugh.

The treadmill is only going to increase the wheel speed, which has nothing to do with the airspeed.

So if that plane normally takes off at 25 mph and the treadmill is going backwards at 25 mph, the plane will still take off at 25 mph airspeed. If you had a speedometer on the wheels, it would say it was going 50 mph. But it would be pointless to have a speedo on the wheels since airspeed is all that matters.

if people would understand that then they would get why it takes off..

Sadly, there's a reason why we are graduating less engineers every year. America is doomed.

Too bad we didn't tag everybody who didn't get this question, put them all in Arkansas, and nuke them. THis country would automatically be competitive again. Less brain drain.

 

[mrCide]

i'm just going to start calling people dumb who believe it shouldnt/wont take off--instead of ignorant.

 

[Cold Steel]

Seriously, is there anyone left who really thinks the plane won't take off?

Can we finally put this to rest?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Cold Steel
Seriously, is there anyone left who really thinks the plane won't take off?

only person will be smackdown. but i figuer he is just a troll and really nto that fricken stupid.

 

[Cold Steel]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Cold Steel
Seriously, is there anyone left who really thinks the plane won't take off?

only person will be smackdown. but i figuer he is just a troll and really nto that fricken stupid.

I'm not so sure about that.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FoBoT
all morans should now self ban

The real morans are the ones who dealt with 59 minutes of BS from a Mythbusters episode to watch the part everyone cared about.



<----Moran, apparently.

Dude, did you see that foam? FOAM man. FRIGGIN' FOAM! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I could have told you that. Great Stuff is crazy enough. the industrial foams are just nuts.

We've had cans of Great Stuff puncture at work. It's fun to watch it, but cleaning it up is a bitch.

so what happened? i missed the foam part.

it just expand to a silly amount or what?

It expands at something like 10:1 and then hardens. They put 15 gallons of the industrial stuff in a car and then it expanded.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Cold Steel
Seriously, is there anyone left who really thinks the plane won't take off?

Can we finally put this to rest?

Earlier I gave an example of a plane that wouldn't take off. A floatplane (one without little wheels on the pontoons).

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FoBoT
all morans should now self ban

The real morans are the ones who dealt with 59 minutes of BS from a Mythbusters episode to watch the part everyone cared about.



<----Moran, apparently.

Dude, did you see that foam? FOAM man. FRIGGIN' FOAM! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I could have told you that. Great Stuff is crazy enough. the industrial foams are just nuts.

We've had cans of Great Stuff puncture at work. It's fun to watch it, but cleaning it up is a bitch.

so what happened? i missed the foam part.

it just expand to a silly amount or what?

It expands at something like 10:1 and then hardens. They put 15 gallons of the industrial stuff in a car and then it expanded.

wow..

hmm i have a can of that stuff in the garage..

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
Forget the plane myth, I want some of that foam

A 400lb airplane? Nah. World's biggest conveyor belt? Nah. Radioactive cobalt? Nah. Sexy redhead? Nah.

Oh look! FOAM!!!!!!!

nominated for quote of the year...

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: FoBoT
all morans should now self ban

The real morans are the ones who dealt with 59 minutes of BS from a Mythbusters episode to watch the part everyone cared about.



<----Moran, apparently.

Dude, did you see that foam? FOAM man. FRIGGIN' FOAM! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

I could have told you that. Great Stuff is crazy enough. the industrial foams are just nuts.

We've had cans of Great Stuff puncture at work. It's fun to watch it, but cleaning it up is a bitch.

so what happened? i missed the foam part.

it just expand to a silly amount or what?

It expands at something like 10:1 and then hardens. They put 15 gallons of the industrial stuff in a car and then it expanded.

wow..

hmm i have a can of that stuff in the garage..

AB foam expands to 25 times it's original size.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
I don't get it. Wasn't the debate about when the plane is the same speed as the conveyor belt? The plane was clearly moving faster than the conveyor belt before it took off. So of course it took off.

that is the point, there is nothing to keep the plane from moving faster, the belt is irrelevent

 

[newb54]

Finally it is over..

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124

Originally posted by: fisher
the plane was going faster than the treadmill. duh. if i'm not mistaken the treadmill and the plane are going the same speed in the "myth" no? i call foul!

Or, how about a fucking treadmill's got NOTHING TO DO with whether or not the plane moves? Screw the wheels, put the bare plane down on a treadmill and it will still take off. You'll probably scrape the crap out of the underbody, but goddamnit UP IT GOES.

Haha! Srsly lol'ed. Srsly.

 

[SKORPI0]

Pic - Myth busted - The Airplane takes off