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wasoxygen  ·  1841 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Airplanes Fly: A Physical Description of Lift

    If a plane were to fly over a very large scale, the scale would register the weight of the plane.

Reminds me of a puzzle. A farmer is carrying a truckload of chickens to market. He is stopped at a weighing station, and the truck is over the weight limit. So he arranges to be weighed again, and makes a loud noise to get the chickens to fly in the truck while it is on the scale.