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Thu May-13-04 08:44 PM
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| 8. Magic. Look at that thing. |
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Have you seen a 747?
They're fucking huge.
I still have to stop when I see one taking off and marvel at it.
here they have the new 747s take off, fully loaded with people, their belongings and fuel for a trip to Japan. They could not possibly hold any more weight.
They take almost all of the fuggin' runway to get airborne.
It's scary to watch.
See, an object that large and heavy cannot possibly get airborne. It must defy the laws of physics.
So it can only be magic.
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| -Someone explain to me why planes fly? |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 08:40 PM |
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Magic, or maybe Jeebus? |
jburton |
May-13-04 08:42 PM |
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actually. its pixies |
7th_Sephiroth |
May-13-04 08:42 PM |
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There are only four Pixies, silly. |
Whitacre D_WI |
May-13-04 08:44 PM |
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Not only that... |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 08:53 PM |
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Silly. |
Whitacre D_WI |
May-13-04 08:53 PM |
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I believe |
Terry_M |
May-13-04 08:43 PM |
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gravity suckers |
havocmom |
May-13-04 08:43 PM |
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It is all about lift baby... |
xultar |
May-13-04 08:43 PM |
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They don't swim very well. |
Wonk |
May-13-04 08:44 PM |
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Part of it is the Bernoulli effect. |
Spider Jerusalem |
May-13-04 08:44 PM |
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That's why a curveball curves. |
Whitacre D_WI |
May-13-04 08:45 PM |
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That's right |
JVS |
May-13-04 08:46 PM |
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Then how does a plane fly upside down... |
Endangered Specie |
May-13-04 08:55 PM |
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Flaps. |
Whitacre D_WI |
May-13-04 08:57 PM |
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Actually, no. It all depends on the chord angle... |
MercutioATC |
May-13-04 08:58 PM |
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A Jet fighter has symmetrical wings, so |
fiziwig |
May-13-04 09:00 PM |
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Please do try to explain it then |
Endangered Specie |
May-13-04 10:26 PM |
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Precisely the same reason that a sailboat... |
TreasonousBastard |
May-14-04 04:59 AM |
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It's lift under the wing in relation to negative lift over the wing... |
MercutioATC |
May-13-04 09:00 PM |
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Come no... |
Squeegee |
May-14-04 12:33 AM |
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Magic. Look at that thing. |
MnFats |
May-13-04 08:44 PM |
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Clearly, you are |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 08:47 PM |
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why thank you. best moment of my day. |
MnFats |
May-13-04 09:10 PM |
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if you think a 747 is huge..... |
Servo300 |
May-14-04 09:25 AM |
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LE MONSTER!!! |
JCCyC |
May-14-04 09:44 AM |
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Seriously... |
fiziwig |
May-13-04 08:45 PM |
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Kinda Like The "Flying Nun" |
Don_G |
May-13-04 08:49 PM |
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The plane has to fall to the ground but be distracted at the last moment |
Rabrrrrrr |
May-13-04 08:52 PM |
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Holy crap |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 08:54 PM |
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Glad I could help! |
Rabrrrrrr |
May-13-04 08:59 PM |
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because they can't swim! |
Snoggera |
May-13-04 08:53 PM |
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How Stuff Works.Com ... Here You Go. (I Love This Site!) |
arwalden |
May-13-04 08:55 PM |
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Thanks for that |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 08:58 PM |
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It only happens when the plane is in that place between dream and awake. |
Whitacre D_WI |
May-13-04 08:56 PM |
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The easy explanation |
Birthmark |
May-13-04 08:57 PM |
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No, that's how satellites stay in orbit. |
Ready4Change |
May-13-04 09:40 PM |
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Fear - if they don't, John Ashcroft will sing to them. n/t |
rooboy |
May-13-04 09:03 PM |
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Sick your hand out of the car window at 60 MPH |
fiziwig |
May-13-04 09:04 PM |
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Planes fly my dear, because |
mad_russian |
May-13-04 09:09 PM |
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Excellent song!! |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 09:22 PM |
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nope, I'm saying... |
mad_russian |
May-13-04 09:29 PM |
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I wish you'd read this one: "nope, I'm saying"... |
mad_russian |
May-13-04 10:38 PM |
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This explains everything |
JPJones |
May-13-04 09:15 PM |
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there's an Fx, an Fy and an Fz in that thing....tell me |
mad_russian |
May-13-04 09:19 PM |
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## Support Democratic Underground! ## |
DU GrovelBot |
May-13-04 09:29 PM |
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Humans can fly too |
qwertyMike |
May-13-04 09:34 PM |
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DOLO! come over, say hi to me... |
mad_russian |
May-13-04 09:39 PM |
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Bernolli |
ladjf |
May-13-04 09:48 PM |
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One Minor Quibble - Airplanes are not steel. |
TheRedMan |
May-13-04 10:06 PM |
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I did not know that! |
dolo amber |
May-13-04 10:09 PM |
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Now, your basic cast iron plane, that's a miracle of flight |
Rabrrrrrr |
May-13-04 10:41 PM |
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Yep |
Nihil |
May-14-04 09:19 AM |
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Bernoulli's not an intuitive answer. |
Ready4Change |
May-13-04 10:41 PM |
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If you want to be scared, read this one: |
Rabrrrrrr |
May-13-04 10:43 PM |
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Well...weight, rather than mass. |
trof |
May-14-04 10:04 AM |
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because |
Kennethken |
May-13-04 11:24 PM |
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The takeoff and landing are ok by me. |
bushwentawol |
May-14-04 01:14 AM |
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take-off, landing, turbulence, none of them bother me |
truthspeaker |
May-14-04 09:18 AM |
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They fly... |
TreasonousBastard |
May-14-04 05:04 AM |
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Cool! |
Nihil |
May-14-04 09:13 AM |
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Easier to explain Helicopters... |
BiggJawn |
May-14-04 09:38 AM |
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so people can get from one place to another |
leftofthedial |
May-14-04 10:21 AM |
#62 |
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