Silverchase@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoIs this a rope hanging under a helicopter?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down134
arrow-up1395arrow-down1imageIs this a rope hanging under a helicopter?sh.itjust.worksSilverchase@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square100linkfedilink
minus-squareBlank@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYes, but then it wouldn’t be flying “to the right” as it says.
minus-squareStumblingWasabi@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf the helicopter is suspended in the air, it’s flying. To the right is simply a frame of reference, if I’m driving to the left then it appears as though the helicopter is going to the right, so the speed can be 0.
minus-squarestarelfsc2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNow this is the kind of technically right I can get behind.
Yes, but then it wouldn’t be flying “to the right” as it says.
If the helicopter is suspended in the air, it’s flying. To the right is simply a frame of reference, if I’m driving to the left then it appears as though the helicopter is going to the right, so the speed can be 0.
Now this is the kind of technically right I can get behind.