Saturday, June 7, 2008

Airplane on conveyer belt

Here is interesting question I heard the other day, while it is not new but I liked it anyway:

Can an airplane lift off the conveyer belt which is moving at opposite way with the same speed that airplane would be running along the runway? So, basically plane would remain stationary relatively to the ground.

The answer is simple once you think about it.
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Note: Comments may have spoilers! Come up with solution on your own before reading them.

2 comments:

Nocatster said...

Technically not a comment but another good way to pickle your brain at SmartKit, it's a fun little brain game that I think many of you will enjoy.

Vrungel said...

Thanks for the reference! That site does have good selection of puzzles.