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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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Do We Sense the Rotation on a Rapidly Spinning Planet?
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Derive the equation of effective force on a rotating frame about Earth
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Modelling assumptions when friction is involved
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Can We Do Better Than Mechanical Energy Conservation?
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Finite rotations and infinitesimal rotations
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Viscoty and Surface tension -- depends on the composition of the atmosphere?
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Is conservation of energy derived from the work energy theorem?
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What is the kinetic energy when an object reaches escape velocity?
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Spinning up a flywheel with a motor
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Why is angular momentum conserved here?
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Meaning of potential energy in external fields
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Finding the 'g-force' of a decelerating falling mass.
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When unsuccessfully trying to lift a weight, where does my energy go to?
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Why is the most probable energy different from the speed?
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Question about accelerator physics
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I want to try an experiment related to mechanics -- suggestions please
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Simple harmonic motion equations as a function of time
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How can angular velocity be independent of the choice of origin?
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Can analytical mechanics be deduced from Newtonian mechanics?
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Direct Echo-Based Measurement of the Speed of Sound - Comments
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Classical Rotation: Referencing Rotational Motion in Mechanics
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Mathematical description of a ball hitting a glass plate and causing damage
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How is it that momentum is being preserved in a non elastic collision?
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Why doesn't atmospheric pressure crush us?
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Is angular momentum taken about a point or an axis?
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The Equivalence Principle -- Is this a way to distinguish between a gravitational field and an accelerated rocket?
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Conservation of linear and angular momentum
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An Alternative Approach to Solving Collision Problems
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Compound pendulum experiment to find the acceleration due to gravity
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Is calculating the value for momentum rare in practical applications?
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Is my elbow the point of application of force of a torque?
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Why Isn't Horsepower an SI Unit, Despite Its Popularity?
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Moment of inertia (experiment)
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Pressure Required to propel something a long distance
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Curiosity - Relative speeds in relation to the sound barrier?
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An Alternate Approach to Solving 2-Dimensional Elastic Collisions
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Effective potential in a central field
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Understanding Earth's Spinning Speed: A Simple Explanation
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Is the rotational KE of a rigid body considered as internal energy?
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How does water rise along a glass plate? (surface tension question)
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A rotating system of two point particles with inner torque
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About acceleration and mass....
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Spring force after fixating with limited stiffness
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Is non-linear Tension Force possible?
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Some questions from the navy oar mechanical comprehension
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Clarification of (misleading?) potential energy diagram
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Water, salt and a green Jello electret....
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Potential energy of a dipole in an external field
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Velocity calculation of an accelerated mass based on an increasing force
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What causes tension in a rope moving in a vertical circle?
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What was the intuition behind the development of Hamiltonian mechanics?
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Does speed affect energy consumption over a certain distance?
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Influence of vacuum in the Conservation of energy
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Question about acceleration and movemenr
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Analysis of a deformable body and Newton's 3rd Law
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What is meant by "the body is on the point of ...." in mechanics?
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Calculate the change of angular velocity
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Zero Friction Piston Ring question
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Strange turn of a rotating playing card when I throw it
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Moment of impact in sports, what's really going on?
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Do we have "Newtonian space-time" in classical physics?
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If I tie an ant to a rock and let it fall from a high place, then....?
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Why doesn't using a basis which is not orthogonal work?
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How momentum is conserved in an inelastic collision
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Silly question -- Perpendicular forces have no effect on speed?
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Why Ground Flax Seed Takes Up More Space: The Science Behind It
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Conservation of Energy: Why are Normal Forces Zero?
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Analyzing Sound Through a Rectangular Slot
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Finding motion where the acceleration depends on position and time
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Is Kinetic Friction a Conservative Force?
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How to calculate jump height from the force and a person's weight
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Water stream projection distance calculation for different nozzle shapes
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How Does Mass Influence the Reaction in Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?
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Penny waterfall - Physics of a riding coin
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Physical Intuitions for the k-epsilon Turbulence Model
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What Happens to Relative Velocity When Coordinate Systems Differ?
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Integral for the calculation of torque
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Unraveling the Mystery of Mass and Acceleration
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Rotational Kinetic Energy discrepancy
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What is the optimal power variation for a cyclist on a varied race course?
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Why the work done is the area enclosed by the graph of F versus x on x Axis?
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Which inertial frame is used when resolving toward the centre
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Flaw in alternative approach to determine ideal gas speed distribution
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Why Do Different Objects Share Similar Moments of Inertia?
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My understanding of tension is a little loose....
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How Does Mechanical Power Flow Through Structures Like Drive Shafts and Levers?
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Accurate Fluid Dynamics By Video Analysis
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Can we say that work done can be used only for mechanical energy?
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