The question stated that the conveyor belt would always move backwards at a speed equal to the wheels moving forwards. The issue of contention is the problem itself, and how the conveyor belt- wheels duality is intended to be interpreted.

In reality, the plane would be able to use thrust to move faster than the conveyor belt, especially if it is assumed for the sake of the problem that the axles have no friction. However, the problem explicitly states that the plane cannot move faster than the conveyor belt. So, more or less, the problem parameters override what would really happen.

And so, the argument agonizes anon.


And Madhat started it.

As for me, when I'm not on DTR I'm wasting time, doing nothing and moping around.

Actually, there really isn't much difference with the time I am on DTR...

 

Like to fish, although I havent done much lately. Remodeling the house right now. The Word of God is very important to me, so I spend time with people who love the same.

 

Me? I like cattle(No madhat, not my women..), quaddin, Jeepin, wrenchin, riding horses, camping, outdoorsey stuff, spending time with my family!

Josh

 

I'm a shooter.

 

I like to think that someday I will be able to stand next to my plane, just like Geico!

(did I say that?)

Still to broke to fly or play too much, but flying and horses fit the bill.

Ed

 

When I am not working for Budweiser/Morgan Distributing I could be found working on something in the shop or my truck. But my first love and when spring time comes around Its time to start getting my horses back in to shape gathering cattle out of the pastures and hauling cattle to the mountain permits and riding though the herds during the summer months and riding fence and then my second passion is when its time to brand nothing like getting all your closet friends gathered around a branding fire with good horses good ropes and lots of cattle to drag to the fire. Then and only then I am running down the highway hauling another load of either hay or horses and one of my side ventures that might soon become is running a little on-line store in the evenings just for kicks.

 

I work on hit&miss engines and tractors for fun.

 

I like to hand build furniture, work on old cars (74 dart, 74 triumph), and Boy Scouts. Volunter fire dept.

 

Im the owner/operator of Blevins Firewood Sales. So thats my day job. Sell rock on the side and work on my rigs.

 

Hey blackdiesel, Blevins is close to Hope right.

 

I play on this...

and if you look closely my other toy is in the garage.

Here's some more large size photo's of the sled...
http://www.rit.edu/~sxw3948/600xrs/

Oh, and I go to school full time and work as much as possible during the week. No free time left after that.

Shawn

 

I raise goats, profit?? What's that? I've got enough nannies now but just waiting for some of them to actually grow so I can bring in Mr. billygoat. I work to earn money to buy feed, hay....more feed. Do odd jobs around the house, tractor repairs, car repairs......trailers. They usually bring me the stuff they can't figure out, no easy brake jobs or anything, mostly electrical "my car is doing this" kinda stuff, real brain teasers. I haul scrap metal, but the new job has kinda slowed that down, can't get to the scrap yard early in the mornings anymore before work. I'm thinking about raising Great Pyrennes, since we have our girl already, just need to find a good young registered male, prefer a pup that way I can raise him around the animals. They don't sell for much, $75-100 then figure in food, shots.....another marginal profit, but what else have I to do?

 

Put that Ski-Do on a conveyor and see what happens!

 

I don't get it

 

It's a Ski-Doo, and it's already on a conveyor