Silverchase@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoIs this a rope hanging under a helicopter?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down132
arrow-up1368arrow-down1imageIs this a rope hanging under a helicopter?sh.itjust.worksSilverchase@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square92fedilink
minus-squareBlank@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoYes, but then it wouldn’t be flying “to the right” as it says.
minus-squareStumblingWasabi@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 minutes 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-squareSpongyAneurysm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 hours agoYes, but not one where we would typically consider something to be ‘flying horizontally’.
0 is a constant speed.
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.
Yes, but not one where we would typically consider something to be ‘flying horizontally’.