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Undergrad Force (Thrust) produced by a water pump at hose end
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Undergrad Fluid velocity vs pressure in taper.
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High School Application of force in different directions
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Undergrad Fluid flow,acceleration and bernoulli's theorem
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Undergrad What's the point of Escape Velocity?
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High School Friction for different contacts
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Undergrad Radius of a curvature for specific force on a seat in a jet
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Undergrad Violating the law of conservation of energy
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Graduate Divergence of velocity of incompressible fluid in uniform gravity
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Undergrad Proof of Projectile Motion: Displacement and Gravity Explained
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Undergrad About spring constant and Hooke's law
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Undergrad A general question regarding classical mechanics.
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Graduate Vapor Pressure Measurement Problem
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Undergrad How to explain there cannot be a case where r=0 in F=G(Mm/r^2)
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High School Can someone explain me why f=ma ?
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Undergrad How can you measure the swingweight of a tennis racquet without expensive tools?
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Undergrad Difference between particle velocity and phase velocity
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Undergrad Potential Energy of a Spring Contradiction?
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Undergrad Pumping water versus expulsion
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Graduate Efficiency to move a curve shape
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Graduate Kinematics of a particle with drag
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Undergrad Calculate max depth in water a hollow steel sphere can withstand
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Graduate Bounce a ball off a round post: where does it go?
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Undergrad Torque, point or axis of rotation
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Graduate Is the Force-Displacement Relationship Conserved in Energy Conservation?
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High School Situations where torque does no work
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Undergrad What happens to rotational inertia when external forces disappear?
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High School How do you measure the air pressure inside a balloon?
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Undergrad How can I calculate the depth of bullet penetration in different materials?
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High School Hookes law, the representaion of K
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Undergrad Kinetic Energy in Inelastic Collision
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Graduate What are the hamilton equations of motion for homogeneous lagrangians?
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High School I am doing a science experience prooving giant ships can float
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Undergrad Angular Momentum of a sliding disc about a point on the floor
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Undergrad Derivation of Gravitational Potential
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Undergrad Difference between momentum & KE. Please, help.
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Graduate Single frequency- phase and group velocity?
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High School How Water Can Form "Reverse Bubbles" - Explained
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Undergrad Acoustic impedance- pressure and velocity
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Undergrad Sonic Boom, Red Bull Stratos (possible?)
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Undergrad Is Cooling Without Work Possible Under the Sun's Heat?
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Undergrad Why do fast objects cause more damage?
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Undergrad Upper limit to size of Air Supported Structure?
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Graduate Pressure Loss owing to multiple nozzles
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Undergrad Vacuum pressure inside a 650 gallon tank
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Is it easier to break 1 2inch boards or 2 1inch boards
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Graduate Questions about the drag equation and aerodynamics
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Graduate Is it Possible for a Photon to Be at Rest?
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Undergrad Concerning centripetal accelaeration & force
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Undergrad Self-Teaching SHM: Transverse Waves & Variables
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Undergrad How to express strengt to weight ratio of test samples
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Undergrad Lagrangian aproach.Learning materials.
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Undergrad What Are the Different Dimensions of Sound and How Can They Be Distinguished?
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High School What Factors Influence a Boat's Trajectory Under a Bridge?
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High School Use of capillarity in pumping water
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Graduate How to Calculate Back Pressure in a 24" Sparge Pipe?
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Undergrad Simple horizontal harmonic oscillator with spring that has a mass.
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High School Understanding the Incompatibility of Oil and Water: A Scientific Explanation
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Graduate Water Circling Drain Coriolis effect
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Undergrad Why does it take longer to cook in lower pressures?
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High School Inelastic Collisions: Momentum Conservation
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Undergrad Work Energy Theorem and total work
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Undergrad Shear stress and pressure drop
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Graduate Higgs or Einstein: who describes mass/inertia comprehensively?
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Undergrad Trying to determine initial thrust on an object from angular velocity?
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High School Gravity Acceleration: Is it Proportional to the Strength of Gravity?
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Undergrad Finding energy via integration
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High School Concept of 'work done' on a smooth slope (high school-level physics)
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Graduate Hit a roadblock trying to calculate minimal velocity.
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Undergrad Is my statics approach correct for pushing a 1000lb cart up an inclined slope?
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Undergrad Bernoulli's equation and window panes
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Undergrad How Does Spinning Create Artificial Gravity in Space?
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Graduate Energy of one mass in a Hamiltonian System
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High School How can an object have an acceleration of 9.81m/s^2 when there is
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High School Kater's Pendulum Vs Bar Pendulum
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Graduate How can a harmonic oscillator model be used to describe ocean surface movement?
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Undergrad Could We Survive on a Planet with a 24-Minute Day?
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Graduate Inertial Reference Frame Locally
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Undergrad Difference In Potential Energy
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High School Foucault pendulum string medium
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High School What is the difference between one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion?
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Undergrad How and why are shock waves produced in breaking objects?
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Undergrad What Is the Correct Unit for Mean Square Velocity?
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Undergrad Velocity for an object at the center of the earth?
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Graduate Filters for Real World Accelerations
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High School Who was the creator of principle of inertia
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High School Does the mechanical advantage of a pulley change when lifting yourself
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Graduate Spreading of a pulse as it propagates in a dispersive medium
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Undergrad Equations of Motion for an Object Falling in a Parabolic Bowl
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Graduate Angular constraints on the Inverted Double Pendulum - 'Acrobot'
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Undergrad Precession Period of A Gyroscope?
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High School Is a 12V car battery more powerful than a 12V power adapter?
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Undergrad Is there a difference between contact time and impact time? (collsion)
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Undergrad Question about Newton's Law of Cooling
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Undergrad Confused on Static Friction - Walking and Driving
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High School Projectile Problem: Aim 10 Meters Above Target?
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Undergrad Force converted to acceleration?
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Undergrad How can Simple Harmonic Motion have angular frequency?
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Undergrad What exactly is the reactive centrifugal force (split)
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