Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off?

"alexy"

avoid falling into a well-set trap!



I wouldn't call this a trap, it's simply a physics question that about 25%
of the respondents picks "won't take off".



Having gone through this once already in another group, the one thing that
stands out in my mind is that intelligence seems to have nothing to do with
how someone will answer. I have seen highly intelligent people insist that
the airplane won't move and they are willing to robustly defend their
position.



I would be at a loss to explain the difference between the minds of both
groups. Rick Durden's article suggests that those with engineering or math
backgrounds tend to side with the "will take off" group. I haven't seen
that correlation at all.





Dallas