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Mass loss in Bernoulli's Principle?
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Thoughts on neural networks "discovering" physical concepts
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Intuitive Explanation of Mass-on-Spring Oscillator Frequency
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Rotation around a non fixed axis + linear motion of a system
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Brownian Motion - "no inertia"
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Why does a car apply a force to a wall?
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Aerodynamics -- Warehouse fans blowing toward each other
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Heisenberg and Varying the Velocity
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Particles on Deforming Surfaces: Theory & Analysis
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Understanding Torque: Applying the Right Hand Rule in Real Life
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1 pulley with mass, 1 mass on the cord, 1 external force, no gravity
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Centrifugal forces don't exist in reality?
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Conservation of momentum and energy problem
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Finding Percent of Water & Oil in a Mixture from Surface Tension
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Direction of an infinitesimal rotation?
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Why is the velocity (vector) the same value as the speed (scalar)?
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How Does Refraction Affect Perceived Fish Size Underwater?
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Transmitting Torque: Meaning & Why Not Power?
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Wheel moving in rotation and translation
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Work Done Doing Push-ups on an Incline
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Complex motion equation (projectile with changing mass and thrust)
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What is an inertial frame? A conflict of two definitions
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Newton's 2nd Law: Force, Mass and Acceleration
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Surface tension and Young's contact angle
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Reaction torque in a traction system
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Does inertia have anything to do with bodies falling at the same rate?
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Understanding Pressure Changes: Air and Water in Containers
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Lennard Jones Potential and the Average Distance Between Two Particles
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Energy of translation compared to the energy of rotation
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Can Sci-Fi Spacecraft Achieve Stable Orbit with Plasma Technology?
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Is gravity an inertial force or interaction force?
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Is the Coriolis Effect an Illusion in a Tossed Ball's Motion?
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Gravitational potential energy formulas
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Conservation of angular momentum and its counterpart for linear momentum
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Addition of moments of inertia
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Rotating frames - Apparent gravity
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Difference between centrifugal force vs reactive centrifugal force?
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Covariance of Newton's 2nd Law under Galilean boosts
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What is the orientation of the vector of friction?
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Calculation of the forces and the work of these forces
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Will "centrifugal propulsion" works?
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How much liquid water do I need to get a relative humidity of 10%?
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Why the change in potential energy is the same in all cases?
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Understanding energy conservation in a solenoid
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Is Newton's Law of Gravity Still Accurate Despite Einstein's Discoveries?
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Pressure Differential in Fluid Dynamics: Why More on the '+s' Side?
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Motional EMF in the frame of a moving wire
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The Butterfly Effect: Small Changes Lead to Big Results
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What units are used in spin factor and coefficient of lift formulas?
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Why can shock waves condense water vapor?
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How to Estimate Tensile Force on a Pre-Tensioned Rope?
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Why is the kinetic energy equation multiplied by ½?
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Work done on a moving square wire loop in a B-field
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Moment of inertia where mass and torque are at a different positions
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Finding Fourier Transforms of Non-Rectangular Pulses
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Why gravitational potential energy is a system property?
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What happens if you put a sphere (ball) on the top of a pyramid?
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Gravity, Air Friction, Drag, 50, 60, 70, 100 miles up?
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How does Sherwood's rotational work equation differ?
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What is the geometrical connection between escape velocity and orbital velocity?
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Water in a tank being driven up and down
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Does the Relation ##T_2 = T_1 e^{\mu \theta}## Hold for an Accelerating Capstan?
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A general potential energy for a multi-particle system
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How does a pressure distribution keep the fluid from moving?
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Vapour pressure of water vapour in air
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Equation for trapzoidal motion in motors
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Power required to reach X velocity in X time with drag
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Escape Velocity depends on the Radius of the Earth?
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Sound intensity - How to deal with decibels?
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Which Equation Do Real Springs Obey Better?
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Why is rolling easier than sliding?
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"External" potential energies strike back
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How to ensure maximum possible joint torque for an actuator?
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Transformation law of momentum under Galilean transformation
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A peculiar definition of work on Wikipedia
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How can I calculate the moment of inertia of any object?
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Understanding EMF and Potential Difference in Electrical Circuits
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How do we provide centripetal force in this situation?
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Does a general rotational analogue of CoM work exist?
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Divergence of a position vector in spherical coordinates
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When Does an Object Experience Only Centripetal Acceleration in Circular Motion?
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What is the role of Poisson's ratio in determining stress and stiffness?
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How can the rotation of galaxies be explained?
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Seeming Contradiction of Potential
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2-body problem - conservation of angular momentum
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Question About Rotational Forces when Lifting Weights
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Influence of initial shift on undamped frictionless forced oscillations
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What is the relationship between mass and weight?
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Shouldn't the water have evaporated by now?
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A single external force doing work on a system of particles
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2-d equations of motion for a Slinky going down stairs?
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Why don't we consider ordered motion as part of the internal energy of a gas?
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What force will be felt by ##B## when a rod is rotated?
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Does Galilean relativity imply infinite propagation speed?
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Sporting Goods for Outdoor Adventurers
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Oscillation of a boat in still water (Metacenter and Center of Mass)
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ABS system on a two-wheeled vehicle - Conservation of Angular Momentun
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What happens when the coefficient of friction is 0?
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Deriving vdW-equation from kinetic theory
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A ship stops suddenly - Forces acting on the cargo?
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