Question.. If a seaplane is taking off from a river...

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gsethi

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Feb 28, 2002
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Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: gsethi
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: Savij
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: Savij
Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.


Turn the plane around, tard.


And the river will still be flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

RIVER---->
<-----PLANE
No Fly.

RIVER----->
PLANE----->
(Turn the Plane around) Yes Fly.

So your answer is that the plane does not fly?

my answer is to turn the plane around and it WILL definitely fly (unless defective or pilot error or there is a waterfall coming up fast ;) )
 

randay

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Originally posted by: gsethi
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: gsethi
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: Savij
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: Savij
Originally posted by: txrandom
If a seaplane is taking off from a river and the river is flowing backwards at the same rate as the seaplane is flowing forward, will the airplane take off?

Yes, anyone who is not a tard would turn the plane in such a direction that the river would help the plane take off.

but the river is flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.


Turn the plane around, tard.


And the river will still be flowing backwards at the same rate that the seaplane is flowing forward.

RIVER---->
<-----PLANE
No Fly.

RIVER----->
PLANE----->
(Turn the Plane around) Yes Fly.

So your answer is that the plane does not fly?

my answer is to turn the plane around and it WILL definitely fly (unless defective or pilot error or there is a waterfall coming up fast ;) )

But you're not answering the original question, its a simple yes or no question.