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Impact Parameter: Definition & Meaning in Physics
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Phsyics Kinematics: cannonball shot straight up
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Why does a rubber band shrink when heated with a hairdryer?
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Understanding Negative Pressure and its Role in the Expansion of the Universe
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Question about the Earth and Constant Angular Momentum
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A Ball Rolling : What forces are involved?
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Clarification on Frictional Forces?
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Why Do Photons Travel at the Speed of Light?
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Would KE be more if a ball was thrown at a smaller angle?
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How Does Atmospheric Pressure Relate to Gravity?
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Question about uncertainties in slopes of cars
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Uphill roller and conservation of energy
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Model Sling Load under Helicopter: Pendulum Dynamics
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What causes the emf in a moving conducting bar over a magnetic field?
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Driving a car on to the back of a moving truck
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Finding Horizontal Force Needed to Move an Object
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Obit velocity vector variances, how it works?
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NOTE Newtons laws does NOT seem to work here
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Elastic collision COR problem.
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Ballistic Pendulum - Kinetic Energy vs Gravitational Potential Energy
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A question about centripetal acceleration
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Upward acceleration of submerged bubble based on radius
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Simple Harmonic Motion: Damped Oscillation & Resonance Explained
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Quesiton on applied force on a rolling object
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Cm Acceleration: Rolling Cylinder Movement Analysis
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Hawk-Eye computer system used in sports to track ball trajectory
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Basic kinematic physics equations do not make sense to me.
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At what rate does the mass accelerate?
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Net velocity relative to center of universe?
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Potential energy of mass spring system
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Moment of Inertia for a hollow Sphere
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Equation of a simple harmonic motion(SHM)
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Can Acceleration Alone Determine the Path of an Object?
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Can a spaceship withstand acceleration in a vacuum?
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Centripetal acceleration v^2/r?
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Are You Confused About Mass vs. Weight in the Shoe Drag Lab?
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Forces on a Spring: A Closer Look
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Torque: Understanding Gear Ratios & Cruise Control
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How do particle accelerators change fast enough
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Problem Dealing with Linear Angular Momentum
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What are common signs of a faulty wheel hub bearing?
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Rotating single slit and 2 single slits merging
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Torque, force and rotational acceleration
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How Does a Rotating Metallic Bar Generate a Potential Difference?
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How to draw distance-time graph from velocity-time graph?
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A block on an inclined plane does not rotate?
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Can a steel ball ( marble ) hover ?
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Does pressure depend upon the observer?
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.Work Done by an Ideal Gas - Derivation and Implications
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Can anybody explain the formula for Kinetic Energy?
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Solid Mechanics: Cantilever Beams & Loads on Neutral Axis
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Can a smooth ball be made to curve?
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Selecting Motor for Project: Calculating RPM Requirements
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Big deal that we speed along on the surface of the Earth
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Calculating Time in gravity/acceleration problem
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Centripetal forces effect on weight
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Conceptual doubt about elastic potential energy of a system
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How to do velocity-time graph to distance graph/acceleration to velocity graph?
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Lunar effect on weight on earth
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Change in speed around elliptical orbit
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Moving in a lift and gravity. Yes the classic question but I can't understand
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Solid mechanics (shear stress) question
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Calculating Moment of Inertia for a Physical Pendulum
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Olive Oil's Unexpected Behavior in Water
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Having trouble with weight versus mass
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How to calculate power required by vehicles
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Help Needed Solving Physics Problem for Civil Engineering Student
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Pressure created by clamping base and cover
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Newton's law of cooling from Stefan's law?
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Question about loudness of sound
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Can the pressure difference be reduced by drilling holes in a moving plate?
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Velocity and acceleration increase
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Freezing point of flowing water.
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Tension Forces and Block: Direction of Pulling?
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Pressure & Stress: Definition and Relationship
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Which bat would cause a fatal impact: wooden or aluminum?
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Calculating equilibrium point of a network of springs
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Deduction of centripetal force
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How are Zero G planes able to simulate weightlessness?
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Effects of gravity on a pendulum
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Can You Make a Telescope Using Water Drops?
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What Causes the Discrepancy in Standing Wave Velocity Measurements?
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Could this experiment prove the existence of special relativity?
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Earth's Rotation: Centripetal Acceleration Source
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What happens to the pressure of a liquid extracted from a pressurised container?
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Degrees of freedom and RMS-speed of CO2?
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Why - momentum must be in the wall?
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How Much Load Can a Captive 316 Stainless Steel Pin Withstand Before Failing?
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Help finding time between two frames for collision detection
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Why Haven't Lighter Density Liquids for Swimming Pools Been Invented?
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Women ski jumpers at a disadvantage because of their mass?
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Speed of Gravity: Does Gravity Move at Light Speed?
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Velocity when two object collide in an elastic collision
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Hearing Sound: How Does It Travel?
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Understanding Potential Energy of Hanging Mass on Spring
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Newton's Law of Cooling Flawed?
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Phase Transitions and Chemical Potential
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Rotational kinetic energy versus translation kinetic energy?
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Is Time Simultaneous in the FTL Region?
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Mass, Inertia and Velocity Question
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