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Cool. I just wanted to make sure everyone here knew the purpose for my post over there. I really hope it pans out like I think it will. H20 is a ********. (I Love That Word) ;guns; :"the other board":

Sap, Don't give it away over there! I'm trying to stir the pot and see how bad it gets. Throw some nonlogic into the mix to stir it up, but don't let them know the answer.

I've only ever had to write one spec completely from scratch. That sucked big time. I'm a short and to the point writer. It's hard as hell for me to write those things.

It only took about 8 responses before the insults started! How F'ing funny!

I am really hoping it will pick up some steam and completely take over the other forum. I wasn't trying to give the riddle away just yet, I was trying to stir the pot. Feel free to throw some garbage around over in that thread to get em goin!!!! :"the other board":

What kind of specs are you trying to write. I am in civil, so I gravitate towards paving drainage specs. With these, I will usually download some standard ones from the juristiction I am working in and modify them. I have never tried the software avenue.

Glad to have ya! I really enjoyed (for the most part) this debate. Especially since it never degraded into name calling and or insults. This is what being an engineer is all about in my eyes. Professionals rationally debating the merits of his / her argument. Best Thread Ever!!! IMHO, but...

Damn Sap. Did you write that with your feet? Good illistration. I don't think any amount of LOGIC will sway some. At least benbo has finally seen the light. Welcome to the logic side of the force!!!!! I absolutely love this thread!! It should get stickied.

Those are two explanations from very informed sources. If you still can't see that the plane will take off, there is no hope. :suicide: I think this horse is dead. Anyone want to venture a guess on the baloon in the car question?

http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/191034-1.html What I learned from Old Hack was that an updated version of a question aimed at confusing folks over relative measurements of airplane motion and the medium in which it operates had shown up on the Internet, and it was causing the fracas in the...

That article had this engineering diagram.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html On first encounter this question, which has been showing up all over the Net, seems inane because the answer seems so obvious. However, as with the infamous Monty-Hall-three-doors-and-one-prize-problem (see The Straight Dope: "On Let's Make a...

I don't care if they ban me. I never post over there. This place is much much better. :"the other board":

I just posted this in "the other board"'s forum. With their arcane structure, it aught to be funny to watch this thread completely take over the forum!!! :bad: You guys remember the engineering equations thread over there?

I have an easeir one. This was one of those bonus questions on an exam in college. You have a helium filled baloon in your car while traveling down the highway. What happens to the baloon if you suddenly slam on your brakes? :MIG:

Ok Guys. I emailed my friend who is an aerospace engineer that designs and tests missiles for the air force. Here is what he says. (it wil take off normally) I've never heard of this riddle, but it's interesting, and after some thought...I've decided it's a trick question and depends on your...

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I agree on matching the speed, but we could set it at the maximum speed of the plane. ie. the worst case scenario. we could just use some sort of backstop to hold the plane in place prior to hitting the gas. After that the plane should just pull away from the backstop. One problem we have...

with our technical skills we should be able to do just that DVINNY. I am thinking we could build a conveyor belt powered by a lawn mower engine. It should be around 50 feet long. We could then get one of those cheap battery powered R/C planes and away we go. What do you think? Do you think...

Or concrete. Don't forget about concrete. everyone always forgets about concrete. I think I'm losing it. Is it just me or does it annoy you when peole refer to concrete as cement? :brick: