Is it just me or are people fucking thick?

[piku]

That doesn't involve pixies, I don't believe it

[DTB]

They fail to address which airport it would be at this is important as if it were Manchester or liverpool (other unattractive crime riden urban sprawls are available), it would A)have no tires left on it and B)have no fuel in it except for the drips out of the hose pipe in the fuel tank

[Guru-Meditation]

*snip*

You sir, are a party pooper.

[diablo]

John Strong
Ph.D., biochemical engineering
M.S., chemical engineering
B.S., mechanical engineering

Pfft, just because he's got a Ph.D in biochemmeywhatsists and that BS in mechanimothingummy. That don't mean chufff all outside the chippy!

Who is this John Strong anyway? I say he's a witch.

Burn him!

p.s. Thanks disciple for posting that

[DTB]

Nay lad poke a hole in him any way what's so special about a Phd Elmer had one at the end of his name, and he never caught a rabbit so he ain't no friend of mine

[Bog]

*thinks about it*

It doens't matter anyway. In 10 years, Burt Rutan will design a plane that doesn't need a glorified Travelator and runs on Unicorn giggles.

[Orava]

John Strong
Ph.D., biochemical engineering
M.S., chemical engineering
B.S., mechanical engineering

An engineer? Aren't engineers the kind of people who come and fix your fridge? What does he know?

[Orava]

Those sandwiches are wrong...

Banana sandwiches? Bleeergh! Someone's been at the pixie dust!

In a previous job, a few years back the sandwich lady went completely bonkers - this was after a year of sandwich van wars when two competing vans were staking out their territories in the business park.

Anyway, she turned up one morning with sausage and marmalade sandwiches (as in one). I bought one, it was actually quite nice.

[diablo]

Those sandwiches are wrong...

Banana sandwiches? Bleeergh! Someone's been at the pixie dust!

In a previous job, a few years back the sandwich lady went completely bonkers - this was after a year of sandwich van wars when two competing vans were staking out their territories in the business park.

Anyway, she turned up one morning with sausage and marmalade sandwiches (as in one). I bought one, it was actually quite nice.

I quite like marmalade and cheese - also, mango chutney and cheese is quite nice. Am I pregnant?

[aureole]

I quite like marmalade and cheese - also, mango chutney and cheese is quite nice. Am I pregnant?

No. Try mango chutney and stilton though. Wrong and very, very right .

Also, try a nice pecorino and honey.

[diablo]

I quite like marmalade and cheese - also, mango chutney and cheese is quite nice. Am I pregnant?

No. Try mango chutney and stilton though. Wrong and very, very right .

Also, try a nice pecorino and honey.

This what I do, well it's mango chutney and gorganzola as I prefer that to Stilton. They honey and Pecorino/Parmesan is pretty decent too.

Though you have to go a long way to beat a mature cheddar and Branston on some crusty bread and butter. Chuffing Yum!

[Snakey]

You're all (except Bog) wrong and Bog is right.

The threadmill is purely reacting to the rotation of the wheels, the rotation is a by product of the movement of the plane which is completely unaffected by the reaction of the threadmill.

As has been pointed out many times, the wheels just spin twice as fast.

Yep. Which means:

The conveyer belt is designed to exactly match the speed of the wheels

Can only be true if speed of wheels = 0.

So the engines aren't even on, because the laws of magical treadmills don't allow it.

I'd also note it doesn't actually say otherwise in the original question

[kalmar]

"Imagine a plane is sitting on a massive conveyor belt, as wide and as long as a runway, and intends to take off"

I think "intends to take off" implies that the engines are running, and it will try to take off in the normal way.


Also note the rest of the sentence which implies the wheels are rotating.

[aureole]

This what I do, well it's mango chutney and gorganzola as I prefer that to Stilton.

Ooo. Good call. Do you think it'd work with a Dolcelatte or a Roquefort (sp?)

[diablo]

This what I do, well it's mango chutney and gorganzola as I prefer that to Stilton.

Ooo. Good call. Do you think it'd work with a Dolcelatte or a Roquefort (sp?)

Tried it with Roquefort and it's too salty for me, overrides the chutney - but with Dolcelatte it's awesome. I used to live near an italian Deli that had a really creamy Gorganzola that was like Dolcelatte. It was mindbending! I also put on a stone in six months eating that, salami and mango chutney on chili crostini.