can someone help me with a MATCHBOOK prop Plane on Belt will fly?

trytrytry · Jan 4, 2008

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:WTF:

PO69 · Jan 4, 2008

You answered me first earlier, so I will respond here. This may help. This happens on Jan 30th

http://ddhr.org/2006/06/26/plane-on-a-conveyor-belt/

trytrytry · Jan 4, 2008

trytrytry · Jan 4, 2008

Im one Sick sick sick guy

Will Not Fly
matched +200 $10.00 $20.00

HinesWard86 · Jan 4, 2008

I will ask my friend who is getting a doctorate in physics this question and see what he says

HinesWard86 · Jan 4, 2008

Hahahaha, try(x3), you can already scalp

TheWolf · Jan 4, 2008

Scientifically this has to either be possible or impossible, no? Unless its a magic trick or something.

Cusipz · Jan 4, 2008

How the hell can they take action on this - it already happened, just the episode will not air until Jan 30!

http://www.kottke.org/07/12/internet-pissed-at-mythbusters-for-not-showing-airplane-on-a-treadmill

Anyone have connections at the Discovery Channel to tell us what happened??? Could be ez cayshe.

djmatt · Jan 4, 2008

yeah lemme call my guy Bill over there at the Discovery channel...

Bill Nye

Woody0 · Jan 5, 2008

A stationary plane on a conveyor belt in a wind tunnel will fly.

TheWolf · Jan 5, 2008

Woody---How do you know it is in a wind tunnel?

Woody0 · Jan 5, 2008

I don't....

but that's the only way it will fly. :missingte:missingte

WVU · Jan 5, 2008

It has to be able to fly, That's how flight works unless I am missing something?

Good catch try

trytrytry · Jan 5, 2008

this is a very strange prop wager. granted mot much market action but how did this get there? can you make up your own markets at matchbook on anything and ask them to put it up?

HinesWard86 · Jan 5, 2008

Talked to my friend that is the physics doctorate......he said that there is no way in hell this thing should fly unless he is missing something

trytrytry · Jan 5, 2008

then grab some free dont fly money!

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HinesWard86 · Jan 5, 2008

Grabbed the -250 already but mb account is currently tapped until some of today's games are over

TheWolf · Jan 6, 2008

How do you know if there arent other factors involved in this that would allow the plane to fly? i.e....like a wind tunnel.

HinesWard86 · Jan 13, 2008

Been looking into this quite a bit now. From the production photos it looks as if this thing is being done outside in no wind tunnel.

I see that No is now at even odds.....I have quite a large bet on No for my standards now. The physics doctoral candidate (sorry he doesn't already have his degree) still says that barring a large headwind or a wind tunnel it won't take off

Also if someone wants to read through it....this site has lots of discussion
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=348452

TheWolf · Jan 14, 2008

HInes---- I just think that if it is a given that it "isnt supposed to fly" that they will get it to fly and it will be "Amazing" when they do or some crap like that.