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xkcd #3161: Airspeed (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3161: Airspeed

Title text:

Carefully maneuvering the balloon down a mineshaft in an effort to break the OTHER altitude record

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3161/

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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Isn't one usually interested in the speed relative to the ground?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No. The comic is talking about airspeed: speed relative to the wind.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ah, ok. I somehow got that wrong.