Plane and Treadmill Controversy

An experiment to be shown on an upcoming episode of MythBusters is causing some internet geek controversy, and getting some of my CarolinaNissans.com brethrens’ panties in a bunch.

The experiment asks the question, if a plane were sitting on a runway that was a treadmill, and the treadmill was brought up to speed, would the plane be able to take off? (Well, actually that’s an over-simplification.)

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