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	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Mar 6 2008, 10:49 AM EST	removed inaccuracies, added explanation	edit	324 words added 177 words deleted
Change:prevented from moving, can it take off?" - it asks "Can a conveyor prevent an airplane from moving?" The Mythbusters demonstrated that a busted.conveyor cannot prevent an airplane from moving.Best quotes by the MythBusters: Did the MythBusters get it right? How View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1432) View all updates.
	Plane on a Treadmill Revisited	Feb 12 2008, 2:46 PM EST		edit	436 words added 3 words deleted
Change:Originally posed on the physorg forums, the Plane on a Treadmill riddle has sparked much furor and debate on the internet. The original question is View changes from previous version. (Word count: 470) View all updates.
	Plane on a Treadmill Revisited	Feb 12 2008, 2:28 PM EST		create	No content added or deleted.
Change:Created by EnderGT Feb 12 2008, 2:28 PM EST for: no reason given View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 9:41 PM EST	typos	edit	8 words added 2 words deleted
Change:runner relative to the ground.Once these failures in communication and understanding are resolved, it should become clear that the question is actually asking "Can a conveyor belt prevent an airplane from moving?" The Mythbusters demonstrated clearly that a conveyor cannot prevent an airplane from moving.Best quotes View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1085) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 3:30 PM EST	rephrasing	edit	4 words added 5 words deleted
Change:It isIn assumedthis thatscenario, the speed of the plane's wheels areis being measured in the belt's frame of reference, while the speed of the belt is being measured View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1079) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 3:01 PM EST	another minor fix	edit	1 word added 3 words deleted
Change:that in thethatthe treadmill is not actually matching the speed of the car or the runner. Remember that all measurements must be taken from a common View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1081) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 2:38 PM EST	minor grammatical corrections	edit	2 words added 7 words deleted
Change:The plane will take off.Best quotes by the MythBusters: Did the MythBusters get it right? How would you have busted this myth differently? Share your experiment design for how you would prove/disprove this myth:The Mythbusters did as well as they could View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1082) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 2:00 PM EST	added link to original question	edit	11 words added
Change:The original question can be found on the physorg forums.This myth, and the debate it has caused, has highlighted multiple failures, both in communication and in understanding.One popular modification to the myth states that the speed of View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1087) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 1:58 PM EST	Please read before editing	edit	613 words added 477 words deleted 1 image added 1 image deleted
Change: unstable,expensive butto build, especially just for a one-off test such as this, and that'sis hardly to anotherbe myth.)expected. Related myths:Related resources and reference pages: See exclusive behind-the-scenes photos! THE GREAT "POAT" SNAFU! Adam addresses the missing myth from Dec. 12. Watch the video. View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1077) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 10:09 AM EST		edit	148 words added
Change:The myth DOES NOT state that the belt moves at the same speed as the wheels! It states that the belt moves at the same View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1094) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 7 2008, 8:37 AM EST	Counterarguments	edit	136 words added
Change:You have rephrased the myth to say "If you do not allow the plane to move, can it take off?" We all agree that it View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1076) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 6 2008, 4:32 PM EST	Enemy of ignorance	edit	56 words added 1 word deleted
Change:These same doubters fail to realize that the acceleration of the belt would have to be infinite to exert enough force on the plane to View changes from previous version. (Word count: 538) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 6 2008, 1:02 PM EST	Please discuss in the threads	edit	41 words added 84 words deleted
Change:testing method. Many viewers continue to persist in theirtest, beliefclaiming that the plane should have been kept stationarythey bydid thenot belt. Accordingcorrectly tomatch the MythBusters, no matter howspeed fastof the belt moves, the airplane will always be able to counteract the View changes from previous version. (Word count: 502) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 6 2008, 9:07 AM EST		edit
Change:There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 543) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 6 2008, 9:06 AM EST	Stop posting incorrect information, people.	edit	86 words added 89 words deleted
Change:to persist in their belief that the conveyorplane beltshould ishave dynamicallybeen driven,kept andstationary asby the plane increasesbelt. speed,These theviewers beltare doeseither asclinging wellto (inan theincorrect oppositeinterpretation direction).of Thisthe willmyth, effectively View changes from previous version. (Word count: 543) View all updates.
	Plane on a Conveyor Belt	Feb 5 2008, 9:57 AM EST	Correcting the previous statement which was innacurate.	edit	21 words added 88 words deleted
Change:was accelerating faster than the conveyer belt was moving in the opposite direction, and that is why it moved forward andon wasa ableconveyor/treadmill towill createtake lift.off. Best quotes by the MythBusters: Did the MythBusters get it right? How View changes from previous version. (Word count: 444) View all updates.
	My Profile	Jan 31 2008, 12:12 PM EST		create	No content added or deleted.
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