Mythbusters demonstrates the difference between a CPU and a GPU with a little live art demonstration. Parallel processing, dude. Whoa.

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SCIENCE BUZZ: Can a plane take off from a conveyor belt that is moving in the opposite direction at the same speed as the plane? It’s the question of our time. Most people feel pretty strongly about the answer, yay or nay, but MythBusters will finally attempt to answer it with a real plane and a real treadmill in an episode tonight.

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The Best Links:

1. Mythbusters Sneak Peek Of Plane on A Conveyer Belt
2. Apparently, Even the Pilot Guessed Wrong
3. Kottke Liveblogs the Mythbusters Episode
4. Plane vs. Treadmill, Solved
5. “This is really a fairly simple problem for anybody who has taken an introductory physics course.”
6. Cecil From The Straight Dope Gives His Answer
7. The Question Drove David Pogue Crazy
8. Plane Problem As Explained by an FAA Technician
9. Mathematical View That Says Yes, Plane Will Take Off