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    Can Plane Take Off

    I"ll buy another balsa wood rubber band plane, try a string to it, and see if it will fly or crash into the ground. I think I did this like 15 years ago and it still flew, but I can"t remember.
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    Can Plane Take Off

    They did this on mythbusters. Jumping at the last second on an elevator going so many feet per second met when you hit the pavement you were going that many feet per second minus 5. You are still screwed. And the helicopter is totally going to hit first as I"m going to fan out like I saw the...
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    Can Plane Take Off

    Meh, I used to play with balsa wood airplanes all the time. Wind the fuck out of the rubber band, let it go, continue to hold onto the plane, and you fan feel the pull. Even stationary, the prop is doing it"s job. It is trying to go forward even though I"m holding it still and the second I let...