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Originally Posted by MagicHef
No, I'm only using the ground to press down on, much like the weight of the plane is pressing the wheels down on the treadmill. The linear speed does not have to be zero, you can change the linear speed of the pen and you will see the rotating speed change accordingly.
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If the Linear speed of the plane is not 0, then it can either move forward and take off, or it will move backwards and fall off the treadmill, and the whole experiment is flawed.