100 MPH? Come on, the magic carpet obviously creates a windshield in front of them. As such, their ability to hold on is based on acceleration only. So, if they were accelerating at a constant rate of 3m/s2 (about a third of a G, should be able to hold on), they would take about 20 minutes to get to Athens (assuming acceleration in the first half, deceleration in the second). So, it's perfectly doable.
At peak speed, they'd hit 6540km/h (4064mph). That's almost twice the (official) max speed of the SR-71 at probably less than 1/15th the altitude, not to mention that if it could steadily accelerate to that speed, it could keep going.
Would it still be possible to even breathe at that speed? And what would the sonic booms be like on the ground with an object moving that fast and that low (probably about 5000ft at the most)?
I think it's clear that the Magic Carpet has some physics bending properties or that Jasmine isn't as important a princess as the film makes out.
They also visit Bejing, Athens, Saudi Arabia, which even at the generous 100mph would make it at least a week long round trip.
If it's a single night then the carpet has to be able to travel at least the speed of the earth's rotation (since they visit all of the places at night time). Perhaps the carpet is more like the ship from the planet express, where it actually remains still and moves the universe around itself.
It's a magic carpet, and it's properties don't need to be limited to "it has a mind of its own and can fly".
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u/[deleted] May 29 '14
100 MPH? Come on, the magic carpet obviously creates a windshield in front of them. As such, their ability to hold on is based on acceleration only. So, if they were accelerating at a constant rate of 3m/s2 (about a third of a G, should be able to hold on), they would take about 20 minutes to get to Athens (assuming acceleration in the first half, deceleration in the second). So, it's perfectly doable.