Interesting puzzle

[Vicko]

Pinched this from elsewhere. It seems at first a fairly basic question and has generated some interesting arguments.

Imagine a plane is sat on the beginning of a massive conveyor belt/travelator type arrangement, as wide and as long as a runway, and intends to take off. The conveyer belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels at any given time, moving in the opposite direction of rotation.
There is no wind.

Can the plane take off?

Your answers please, and please expand on them if possible.

[Stix Zadinia]

Oh My F***ing God. did you miss the past 12 months from pf?

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/rta96c_crank.jpg
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,1658,5397171,00.jpg

this went on for about 6 months worth of talk, and running jokes. sorry for sounding harsh but argh! this thing does my head in!

[GTSBoy]

Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vicko]

Ok okkkkk... Clearly I missed it. delete this thread pls.

[GTSBoy]

Ok okkkkk... Clearly I missed it. delete this thread pls.

No. This one's going to the poolroom, I assure you.

[T0nyGTSt]

I think you need to post this on Offtopic.com

[arcane]

It wouldn't take off*.












:D


*In all seriousness, it wouldn't

[Fondles]

ohhh my here we go again

in on 1......

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i208/v8tfcorty/toostupid.gif

[SirGoat]

is the plane on street tyres?