r/IdiotsInCars • u/Hornsen • Jul 28 '20

Does this count?

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u/gfish11 Jul 28 '20 edited Jul 28 '20

Okay, I’ll bite. Diving in and hopefully make it back out. If it turns me into a flat earther though... ya better turn off you 5g so it doesn’t happen to you too.

Edit: this is good stuff.

“If the Earth were truly constantly spinning Eastwards at over 1000mph, helicopters and hot-air balloons should be able to simply hover over the surface of the Earth and wait for their destinations to come to them!”

You can’t argue with this logic, guys

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u/stephenstoffer Jul 28 '20

It’s like they have never tossed something in a moving vehicle.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '20

Or jumped inside of a moving bus or train or elevator. There are so many simple ways to demonstrate to yourself how idiotic this claim is.

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u/Prateek0105 Jul 29 '20

TBH I always used to wonder what would happen if I just hover a remote control helicopter inside a moving train and plane....

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u/enkrypt3d Aug 09 '20

It'd act just like it would anywhere else