Heh, I was origianally going to put in a caveat about the treadmill material. Doing it the way they were (dragging cloth across concrete), a longer (heavier) strip, being pulled faster might require a stronger material.

But that seemed like overkill.

i thought they would have done this with a remote control plane and a fabricated actual treadmill.

I don't think they appreciate the obstinance that the 'no take off faction' is capable of.

kitsune, you should start a poll in this thread. Make it public so that we can discriminate against those 'no fly' fuckers. k? thx...bai...

They did, earlier in the episode.

:::swallows another bitter pill:::
grumble - grumble - grumble

AH..i got home too late to catch it...and couldnt stay up late enough for the re run at 1 am.

You see what you've done, Els? One harmless little white lie to stir some shit, and all of a sudden this thread is at the top again. I hope you're happy.

No, no...its true. Its on their website.

Damn it. I just watched the video. You didn't expect me to *read*, did you?

Why they gotta beat up a perfectly nice piece of paper? Methinks they mean butcher paper?

Is this like "battered fish"?

I still agree with you Els - even though the damn thing took off - It still shouldn't have.

NO

It wont take off, the planes wings need air rushing through them to genarate lift. unless it can flap http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...7/gif/wing.gif :P

The air moving over the wings is created by the props pushing it or jets pushing the plane through it. The wheels only eliminate the friction between the plane and the ground, and are irrelevant.
Up it goes.

Holy crap - Here we go again! ::giggle:

We need Samuel Jackson to drop by and declare...

"I have had it with these motherfucking planes on this motherfucking treadmill!"

Don't worry, the Northwest treadmiills are on strike again....

Never mind will it take off?

Will It Put Out?

And would you risk a BJ? :eek:

:lol:

Ooh, a hovering BJ!
The first step towards zero G sex.

Well that's just great. We resolved "The 'Plane on a Treadmill' Question"; but, now we have to resolve "The 'Helicopter on an Escalator' Question". :headshake

Many great minds of science have ruminated on this vital issue. They were less concerned with how close, though, than with how period, since landing upside down is no mean feat.

The leading theory for years was that the flies did a half barrel roll sideways a la the Blue Angels just before landing. This idea was shot down in 1958 when Natural History magazine published photos showing that in fact flies do a sort of backward somersault.

On approaching the ceiling, and while still flying right side up, flies extend their forelegs over their heads till they can grab a landing spot with the suction cups in their feet. Their momentum then enables them to swing their hind legs up, like a gymnast on a trapeze. Result: inverted fly, home and dry. So the answer to your query is, they get real close.

Good lord, is this still going on? The plane takes off. I said so. /thread

What if...

you couldn't wait 10 days to post that?

also, it would go backwards

No, the wheel isn't driven by the belt, it's driven by the small roller/motor in front of the wheel.

oh..i didnt notice that.

so, that wheel reverses the direction.....

The caption I saw with the picture said the wheel was driven separately from the belt. It didn't explain if it was a separate motor or some kind of linkages.

http://i.imgur.com/X0pTK.gif

shit. now what.

that is gonna be one tired bird.

Looks conclusive!

One retarded pigeon, doesn't not conclusive make. :headshake

What about this Shrimp on a treadmill?

I forget where it came from and what the researchers were attempting to discern.

Or where they found such a stupid shrimp. :unsure:

i'm too hungover for this.

i'll think about it tomorrow when i go fly with Bobby.

Will you be taking off from a treadmill?

Okay, in regards to the eternal question of "can it take off from a treadmilll?" the tally so far is planes, yes, pigeons and shrimp, no.

What about coked-up reindeer?

There is no record of the reindeer achieving lift-off.

I guess they need more cocaine.

we should have tried. that was a fucked up flight.