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Is this a rope hanging under a helicopter? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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"Loss" formed with drawings of helicopters from a physics contest problem

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[–] caradenada@feddit.cl 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yes, but then it wouldn't be flying "to the right" as it says.

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[–] StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Now this is the kind of technically right I can get behind.

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