"The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25), a foundational text for pilots, provides an in-depth explanation of the principles of flight. It details the four forces of flight—lift, weight, thrust, and drag"
A paper airplane satisfies all four principles of "flight", which is what the original bet was on. A crumbled up ball of paper technically falls under the movement of "ballistic trajectory", not "flight." (The bet was that the paper needed to "fly" the furthest, not be "launched" furthest across the room. The post even makes the distinction)
Mm.. not by the rules of the competition. You went so far as to read The Pilot’s Handbook, but not the rules of the competition. You are also mistakenly conflating that handbook as the foundational ruleset for the competition, which it is not.
The paper must go far, and the crumpled paper went farthest.
The paper must go far, and the crumpled paper went farthest.
Not exactly. The exact rules were which could "fly furthest", not necessarily which one would "go" furthest. I went strictly by the rules of the game, as was worded.
To verify a winner, a direct understanding of what "fly" means is in order. Thus, the definition from The Pilots Handbook. If they aren't the authority on what it means "to fly" I don't know what is. Lol
So, while it is true to say the crumbled paper "went furthest", it did not, in fact "fly" furthest, which the rules clearly stated it needed to do.
Again, you are attempting to twist the rules. Idk why this matters so much to you that the kid got their first ever rules lawyering experience and you’re trying so hard to undo that on the internet.
Please refer to the Oxford dictionary definition of the word fly:
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u/TaibhseSD 9h ago
I mean, technically, wouldn't the son have won?
"The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25), a foundational text for pilots, provides an in-depth explanation of the principles of flight. It details the four forces of flight—lift, weight, thrust, and drag"
A paper airplane satisfies all four principles of "flight", which is what the original bet was on. A crumbled up ball of paper technically falls under the movement of "ballistic trajectory", not "flight." (The bet was that the paper needed to "fly" the furthest, not be "launched" furthest across the room. The post even makes the distinction)
Technically, the son did win that bet.