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Originally posted by TJ:
Damn Marine Engineers...he's wrong of course.

He made the same mistake, that the thrust won't push the plane forward for some bizarre reason.

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Here's another way to test it...

Walk on a tread mill, while holding an inflated ballon at the open end...point the balloon so that when you let go...it will fly the same direction you are facing, against the direction of the tread mill belt...

It will shoot forward, it will not hover over the belt.

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If some how holding it down, right at the belt surface somehow changes things for you...let the balloon go again from there....it will STILL shoot forward.

The thrust from the air rushing out of the balloon will push it forward, even if the ground or a belt, etc...is going the wrong way below it.

I personally promise that it will work.

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The farting sound from the balloon is a bonus.

Enjoy.
But remember, you have to test the ballon, first, to find out how fast it'll fly all on its lonesome, so you can make sure you setup the treadmill to match the speed... And it's no excuse if you can't run that fast; that's just the "bearings of the wheels" breaking...

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(BTW: Even if you're a freaking Jamaican world class sprinter, the balloon is still gonna' leave your arse from the treadmill...)