http://www.metafilter.com/tags/conveyorbelt Posts tagged with 'conveyorbelt' at MetaFilter. Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:47:21 -0800 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:47:21 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/65155/Physics%2D101%2Dstumper Here's a seemingly simple physics problem: an airplane taxis in one direction on a moving conveyor belt going the opposite direction. Can the plane take off? <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html">The</a> <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060303.html">debate </a><a href="http://www.airliners.net/discussions/tech_ops/read.main/136068/">rages</a> <a href="http://txfx.net/2005/12/08/airplane-on-a-conveyor-belt/">on and </a> <a href="http://www.kottke.org/06/02/plane-conveyor-belt">on and</a> <a href="http://forum.physorg.com/index.php?s=0f1c7aa0a964c3a28e2a965d5096622a&showtopic=2417&st=0">on</a>.... tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.65155 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:47:21 -0800 conveyorbelt physics plane runway zardoz