I remember reading this in other places I don't remember, and it seems to inspire furious arguments despite being non-political and not very controversial.
That reminds me of the question of whether hot water freezes faster than cold water.
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That's different though. The Plane on a Treadmill started with somebody specifying some physically impossible conditions, and then the furious arguments were between people stating the implication of the stated conditions on one side and people talking about the real world on the other hand.
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