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Undergrad Angular Momentum in a Kepler Orbit
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Graduate Steady State Angle of a Pendulum with Wind
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Undergrad Instantaneous Change in Gravitational Force
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Undergrad Energy calculation in Simple harmonic motion
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Undergrad Why does the kinetic theory of gases neglect potential energy ?
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Graduate Proof of Conservation of Information
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Graduate Angular momentum in a half rotating body
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Undergrad Can a larger pressure release port decrease pressure loss over time?
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High School Relationship of simple pendulum
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Undergrad Is the Velocity of a Multistage Rocket Really Lower than a Single Stage Rocket?
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Undergrad Dynamics of a particle moving in a straight line
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Undergrad Hydrodynamic force of water droplet stated in psi at various mpg
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Undergrad Stress and Strain, load and extension
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Undergrad Can someone explain non-inertial reference frames
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High School Is 11 km/s Velocity Enough to Escape Earth's Atmosphere?
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Graduate Deriving differential equations for free rotation
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Undergrad What Defines Sound: Perception, Frequency, or Wave Behavior?
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Undergrad Does Walking Transfer Energy to the Ground?
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Graduate Calculate wind load using fluid impulse and momentum.
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Undergrad Why can some animals jump much higher than us?
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Graduate Can the Reflectivity of Newton's Rings be Manipulated for Improved Detection?
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Graduate Does Mass Occupying Volume in a Compressed Air System Transfer Energy
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Undergrad Measuring punching G-Force on a Pendulum
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High School Example of x0 in the kinematic equation for displacement
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Undergrad Decomposition of the acceleration vector
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Undergrad Gravity of Planets: Force, Center, & Distance
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Undergrad Relationship between Potential Energy and Force
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High School Why does a seesaw still lean even when the forces are equal on both sides?
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Undergrad Kinetic theory and gas molecules
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Graduate Statics, centroids of lines, areas and volumes
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Undergrad What Are the Best Resources to Understand Fluid Mechanics?
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High School Can energy only be transferred if there is motion.
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Graduate In a mass spectrometer what mediates the acceleration?
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Graduate Lagrange multipliers in Lagrangian Mechanics
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Where Can I Find a High Quality Newton's Cradle?
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Graduate Question about Classical mechanics John R. Taylor
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Undergrad Average kinetic energy of molecules
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High School Is the positive terminal ALWAYS high potential?
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Undergrad Question about lift affecting airplane in a loop
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Undergrad Can Physics Be Used To Predict A Roulette Outcome?
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Undergrad Jumping off from a high altitude and the landing.
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Graduate Having trouble with Rocket concepts
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High School Why is the front pedal gear larger than the rear wheel gears?
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Undergrad Deformation of string from impact of an object with constant velocity
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Graduate How would shell theorem act in a hollow sphere?
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Undergrad How Does Gravitational Potential Energy Convert into Kinetic Energy?
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Undergrad See Saw Weight Balance: How to Find Angle Beta with Two Sensors?
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Graduate What is the Angular Momentum Paradox?
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Undergrad Physics explanation of a chair trick?
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Undergrad Spring constant of a piece of glass
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Graduate Change in internal energy when ice melts to water at 0C
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Graduate Continuum Mechanics Simulation; need some help with the math
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Undergrad Would it be easier to pull a train with flat wheels?
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Undergrad Is angular momentum conserved if you move off at a Tangent ?
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Undergrad Stopping distance increased by how much? with a mass increase
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Undergrad Water entering in the container while at 30m depth
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Undergrad What is the Source of Frictional Force and Why Doesn't it Possess Energy?
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Undergrad Boyle's Law and collisions by the ideal gas molecules on the container
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Graduate Can Nested Spheres With Equalized Pressures Prevent Structural Failure?
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Undergrad Young's Modulus, Bulk Modulus, and Shear
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Undergrad Force with regard to 0 acceleration
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Undergrad Torque transfer via bar - Mechanics
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Undergrad Force of 1967 Mustang Impacting Human at 40mph
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Undergrad Seeking: SI derived units with higher base powers.
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Undergrad Stationary Forces in a Car Collision
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High School What is the difference between velocity and speed
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Undergrad What is the Official Name of the Bar Pendulum Graph?
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High School What is Free-Fall Acceleration and How Does It Work?
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Graduate Does a sine-shaped beam remain sine when pushed?
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Undergrad Disc Material and Vibration: Which Causes Higher Vibration, Iron or Aluminum?
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Undergrad Do Different Mass Atoms Affect Pendulum Swing Rates?
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High School Where Does Hammer Energy Go When Hitting Wall?
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High School Mastering the Egg Drop Challenge: Tips and Tricks for 3 Egg Success
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High School Average Acceleration of a golf swing
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Graduate Firing an object into orbit using a moon's gravity
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Graduate Gravity effects in particle accelerators
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Stable oscillation of a blanket in a dryer?
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Undergrad The upward buoyant is a conservative force?
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Graduate Bullet deceleration due to drag
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Undergrad Velocity from using only weight mass and kilogram force?
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Undergrad Torque of Two Arm System with Point Mass m
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Undergrad Calculating Moment of Inertia for a Tyre: Methods and Formulas
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High School Measuring Mass on Earth and the Moon: How Does a Beam Balance Recognize Weight?
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Graduate Speed of sound in vortical flows
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Undergrad Mysterious video game drag model - any ideas?
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Undergrad Conservation of Angular Momentum?
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Undergrad Moon Signal Bounce: How Is the Returned Laser Signal Received?
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Graduate Van de Graaff Generator - Shock vs. No Shock?
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High School Optimizing Electricity Generation with a Stationary Bicycle Generator
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Graduate Monte Carlo Simulation of a liquid - Need help computing g(r)
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Undergrad Missing mass in gravitational force
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High School I don't know how to find tension in a cable
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Undergrad How Is the Accelerating Force Resolved at the Axle of a Wheel?
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Undergrad Moment of Inertia: Wheels Accelerated to 100 km/hr
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Undergrad Calculating Torque Absorbed: Vehicle Deceleration from 100 km/hr to 50 km/hr
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Undergrad Discover the Period and Speed of a Regular Bus Service Between Two Towns A and B
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Undergrad Playing tug of war in space, who wins
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Undergrad The Physics of Knocking Things Over
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High School Ambiguity in forumlas for average speed & average velocity
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