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Old 01-31-2008, 12:07 PM   #1
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Busted. I love how they phrased the question so they could bust it. If the myth had been "the plane can take off" it would have been confirmed.
Right. "Plane can't take off": Busted. "Plane can take off": Confirmed.
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Old 01-31-2008, 12:18 PM   #2
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Busted. I love how they phrased the question so they could bust it. If the myth had been "the plane can take off" it would have been confirmed.
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Right. "Plane can't take off": Busted. "Plane can take off": Confirmed.
Right. This is usually a question: "Can a plane on a treadmill take off?"
But since they are the mythbusters they phrased it so they could score a "bust."

Also (separate point here) they phrased the scenario to specify "ground speed."
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