Tonight on Mythbusters Plane on a treadmill

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It will always take off. The wheels which the conveyor acts on are only bearings. Therefore there is no force that acts in the opposite direction of the thrust. It will take off at the same speed that it would if it were a regular run way. Wheel speed is independent of thrust. The wheels will always move faster than the conveyor.

whew…i though maybe you were all idiots. I cant believe this “myth” was even on the show. Apperently no one paid any attention in science class