The "Plane on a Treadmill" Question

regular.joe · 01-30-2008, 10:27 PM

I ran on a treadmill for about 35 minutes the other day, I did not move forward. Does it matter if it's me or a jet plane on the tread mill?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2008, 10:45 PM

Yes it does, your forward movement is foot (wheel) driven and the plane's is not.

01-30-2008, 10:27 PM	#1
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	I ran on a treadmill for about 35 minutes the other day, I did not move forward. Does it matter if it's me or a jet plane on the tread mill? __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

01-30-2008, 10:45 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes it does, your forward movement is foot (wheel) driven and the plane's is not. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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