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Saudi Arabia's "The Line" -- why?
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Most valuable trait for a scientist or engineer?
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Ensuring Compatibility: Important Measurements for SUV Rim Size
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Highest useful Fahrenheit temperature?
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Problem Connecting Core with Face Plates (APDL)
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Unsolved Engineering Problem: Runaway Anchor Drops
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What Really Happened at Arecibo
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Why are only two senses transmittable via technology?
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Is Moore's Law Still Relevant in the Age of Semiconductors and Robosourcing?
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Question regarding water pressure and slopes
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Can a Vertical Jet Engine Replace Helicopter Blades for Hovering Crafts?
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"Holographic" Display with Rotating Blades
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Which sub-forum would be suitable for asking Q. related to rockets?
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How could you move a substantial amount of air to a certain direction?
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How Does Temperature Affect the Frequency of a Guitar String?
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News Florida Collapsed Condominium had been sinking since 1990s
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Adding CF4 to the Martian Atmosphere (terraforming)
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Squirrels and rats attacking AT&T fiber
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I love Octonions as well as alternative propulsion ideas
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Is there a good source for construction blueprint symbols?
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Project Orion Revisited: Is Nuclear Propulsion the Future of Space Travel?
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Could New Washing Machine Be Damaged by Delivery Guy?
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How to use Simpack to change the profiles of a rail
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Please help explain this Blood Pressure Monitor 'calibration' system
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Can a Magnetohydrodynamic Drive Work Without a Tube?
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NTSB Accident Report, Data Entry Error
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Designing Retaining Wall Around Enclosed Area
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What is wrong with this picture?
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Simple(?) parabolic dish design question
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How much pressure in PSI was needed in the Ancient World to cut stones?
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Engine explodes out of tractor pull semi truck
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Order of calculations for an air bubble system for dock de-icing
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How to wire a house using 3 phase
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My Dehumidifier Hygrometer Differs From Handheld by 10% on RH....OK?
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Industrial CO2 laser temperature management
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Solving Ceiling Fan Woes | Home Improvement
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What was the purpose of the small button on tube television receivers?
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How to measure flowrate using a differential pressure sensor
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Fixed gear ratio and correction tape
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How does the "CLEAN" light on a coffeemaker work?
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Rotate IMU data to obtain correct measurement data
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Can You Add Water to a High Efficiency Washer (There is So Little)?
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Using Monopods for city travel utilizing linear induction motors
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Wood as a carbon neutral biofuel
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Are C7 Christmas Lights Too Hot for a Real Tree?
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Why doesn't the tape trick work with scotch tape?
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Millennium Tower, San Francisco, leaning more than predicted
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How will the flood outflow be affected by this new diversion?
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Pixelation of bitmap images (pixel size, pixel density, resolution)
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Plug the Closed Ends of a Pipe at Depth and Bring it to the Surface
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HVAC engineering experts available?
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Impedance/admittance (acoustic) models for outdoor ground and seafloor
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History of "percent grade" for slope esp. in civil engineering?
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International Harvester HT340 Turbine Tractor
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Heavy Construction Equipment Tier List
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Water deformation subjected to ultrasound waves
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Theoretically… if I stood on a 2-metre-tall wooden post
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What's the load capacity of 6 aluminium posts?
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Safety Recalls of Vehicles and Equipment
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PEX Pipe in Residential Subfloor Thermal Mass
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Air conditioner dust getting into lungs?
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Prof Festo's Fantastical Flying Robot Menagerie
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Freeing the stuck container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal
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Gyroscopic stabilization and the cameras used in MotoGP on-bike video feeds
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4x4" Square Tubing Generator Stand
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Is Having a House Really Important?
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Building a rooftop for workshop
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How many steel profiles do I need to support a workshop roof in Santiago, Chile?
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Correct bore sizing for a shower hose for a pumped water supply
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Satellite Failure: Environmental Causes & Triggers
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De-icing the wind turbines in Texas
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LiFePO4 battery heater project (makes sure battery doesn't freeze)
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Endless bridge around the equator and gravity
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Need to interview an engineer for an engineering paper
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"Expected Result" Bias in Research
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Discover the Ideal Counterweight for Your Needs - Expert Tips
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Can IR Heating Be Effectively Focused Over Long Distances for Snow Prevention?
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Health risks of ABS FDM (3d printing)
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DIY large aperture optical comparator
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17 years later: Thank you FredGarvin and Artman
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How Fast Did This Wheel-Driven Vehicle Go?
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[Statics] Determining the normal force at an internal point of a member
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Boom Angle of Crane: Is High Extension Necessary?
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Vacuum Airships - would multi-skinning work?
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What is left to discover or invent for the hobbyist scientist/engineer
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How Can Engineering Moments Bring Real Emotion?
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Why Are Multi-Barreled Muzzleloaders Inaccurate Despite Aligned Barrels?
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