Silverchase@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoIs this a rope hanging under a helicopter?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down126
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minus-squareBlank@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, but then it wouldn’t be flying “to the right” as it says.
minus-squareStumblingWasabi@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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.
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.