RE: 747 on a treadmill conundrum..
September 6, 2014 at 12:58 pm
(This post was last modified: September 6, 2014 at 1:04 pm by Anomalocaris.)
Not if you read fast as describing the velocity of the axle or center of the wheel, as oppose to tangential velocity at the rim or tread of the tire, relative to fixed ground. As the axle of the wheel move forward at X mph relative to fixed point, the treadmill moves backwards at -X mph relative to the same fixed point, and the plane moves with the axle of the wheel.
In the absence of any stated reference point for velocity to be measured against, This is how I interpret treadmill moving backwards at the same velocity as the wheel.
In the absence of any stated reference point for velocity to be measured against, This is how I interpret treadmill moving backwards at the same velocity as the wheel.
