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Re: stolen from another forum
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Originally Posted by sciguy125
Ah, I now see the error in my thinking..
Let's say we drop a missile from an airplane. Better yet, from a helicopter that is hovering in place. The missile will still go forward even if it has no contact with the ground. So, the ground has nothing to do with the airplane's ability to take off.
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Or, to mix metaphors, strap the missile to Elgin's dyno.  The missile isn't going to make the dyno spin.
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