Faith, Family, Friends.
So I guess this is what passes for Mythbusters in Japan (nice use of Matrix music, by the way):
Frames of reference are fun! [Yes, but what happens if a jet plane tries to take off from a moving conveyor belt? -ed.] [quiet, you! -ed.'s ed.]
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