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Old 09-06-2011, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Robotic Pope View Post
These are not planes made of paper, they have weight and friction on the wheels when stationary. Yes, it may well be the wind that is spinning the planes but the fact that the wind is spinning the plans while stationary has to be a bug. Maybe something like the wheels have no friction in reverse, that would probably do it.
Agreed..

The coefficient of friction seems to be too low..

That is why this bug seems so odd.. In that it kind of acts like wind.. but it kind of doesn't either..

I mean sure in high winds I would expect the spit to move..

If the tires are aired up to max and it was sitting on a slick cement runway..

But in a grass field?

Something just does not feel right about that
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