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Graduate Pulley friction in a overhead crane
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Undergrad What is the difference between Kinetic Energy and Momentum?
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Graduate Dynamic forces acting on a rolling wheel/sphere
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High School Weight Fluctuations: Is More Weight Gained at Night?
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Undergrad Angular Momentum of Moving Water?
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Graduate Differential Pulse Height Spectrum
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Undergrad Does my understanding of work, velocity, and friction make sense
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Undergrad Angular momentum + linear momentum =confusion. HElp me?
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Undergrad Acceleration due to gravity - cart pushed up an inclined air track (discussion)
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Graduate Non-productive work while running
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Undergrad Rotational Inertia: Front end of an airborn bike drops when brake is applied
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High School Need derivation of projectile motion
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Graduate The plane wave decomposition is mathematically universal?
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Graduate Banked Curve Train Condominium on Mars
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Undergrad Momentum and Energy: Understanding the Relationship between Mv and Mv2
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High School Should you always indicate velocity is a vector?
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High School Cycling: Benefits of Standing Up on a Hill
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Undergrad Can Waves Really Transmit Angular Momentum?
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High School Does the Center of Mass Affect Gravity?
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Undergrad Pressure/Flow Fluctuatons of a nozzle
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High School What are the physics of stepping at a normal speed but quietly?
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Undergrad Equation for Spin Stabilization ?
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Undergrad Bernoulli's Equation and tube vacuum
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High School Can acceleration overcome a constant force
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Undergrad How does time work? I understand that it's an unknown entity, but I
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Undergrad Why is T = 1/f in Simple Harmonic Motion?
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High School Can I Circumnavigate the Earth in 24 Hours?
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Undergrad Drag Coefficient (Cd) values for I-beams, Channels, etc.
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High School Understanding Rotational Motion: Explained by a Scientist
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Graduate Center of Mass and Inertia Tensor Experimentation
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Undergrad Helicopter Propeller Rotation: Explained
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Graduate The Capillary Action of Gasoline: Debunking the Gravity-based Siphon Theory
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Undergrad Linear momentum conservation vs mecanical energy conservation
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High School Discover the Best Pool Cue Weight for Maximum Striking Power
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Undergrad Wind Physics and Gravity Batteries
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High School How to understand flow of air in a car
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Graduate Derivation of resonance fixed-fixed beam
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High School What Happens to a Bird's Weight in an Open Cage?
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Graduate Rotational Kinetic Energy and Conservation of Momentum
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Undergrad Angular Momentum: Earth vs Geo-Stationary Satellite
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Undergrad Head First: Falling w/ Initial Zero Angular Momentum
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Undergrad Ultrasonic waves through pressure
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Undergrad Elastic Collision: Momentum & KE - What's the Difference?
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Undergrad Acrobat Landing: Can It Be Done?
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High School Bicycle Stability: Moving vs. Resting
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Undergrad Finding thickness of paper based on rate of change of radius and constant speed
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Graduate Unusual Golf Ball Behavior: Investigating an Unexplained Force vs Distance Graph
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High School How Does Sound Travel on the Moon?
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Graduate Yaw Control Dynamics for VAWT Turbines
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High School Earths force of gravity measured in Dynes
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Undergrad Potentials which depend on positions of two particles
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Undergrad Building a Low Speed Wind Tunnel: Fan/Motor Size Considerations
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High School Why Can't You Stand On Your Toes Facing a Door?
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High School Is it impossible to stand without leaning in a straight backed chair?
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High School What is a Particle Accelerator?
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Graduate Motion of a very long rod: Would we be able to see the wave propagation?
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High School Understanding the Balance: Equal Weight, Unequal Position
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Graduate Can Numerical Analysis of Longitudinal Waves Capture Multiple Natural Modes?
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High School Will weight of flying mosquito in a jar affect its weight ?
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High School While using equations of circular motion why do we need to express all
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High School Research ideas for a high school student
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Undergrad Projectile trajectory : calculating gravity and height
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Graduate Foundations of Mechanics, Abraham and Marsden
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Undergrad Torque Application: Simple Q&A Diagram
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Graduate Here's a question for you on inertia
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Undergrad Why does bass have a higher tendency to move objects compared to treble?
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High School Mass and Weight - which do scales show?
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High School How much will my pool water rise when it turns to ice?
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Undergrad Physics of a diver used in trolling?
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Undergrad Charging an object by friction
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Graduate 16, interested in Quantum physics; help with project (not homework)
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Undergrad Banked Turn Equation Discrepancy
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Graduate Dl (dot) r hat in computing potential?
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Undergrad Which one will have greater kinetic energy.
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Graduate Analyzing the motion of a plastic bottle down an elevated ramp
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High School Kinetic Energy Equation/Simple Explanation?
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Undergrad A bottle of water at 0'C is opened on the surface of moon. What happens and why?
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High School Kinetic Energy With Only Area, Density and Speed
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Undergrad Turning car Centripetal Acceleration behavior?
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High School Did Einstein's theory built upon Newton's work?
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Undergrad Kinetic Energy vs Burger Energy
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Undergrad How does the normal force change when performing different movements?
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Undergrad What is the mechanism of small holes in auditorioms used as sound
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Undergrad Debunking Claims about Bypassing Newton's 3rd Law and Conservation of Momentum
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Undergrad Circular motion related to 1 dimension?
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Undergrad Collision between two bodies with same mass
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Undergrad Friction forces playing the role of centripetal force
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High School Comparing Large & Small Bodies Using Gravity & Surface Tension
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Undergrad Could a model rocket be launched into space by balloon?
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Graduate Feynman's Infinite Pulley Problem
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Undergrad Solving Pallet Breakage with Physics: Freight Industry
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High School Centroid of an object in a fluid
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Undergrad F =M(A) question for roofing contractor
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Graduate Feynman Lectures Exercise Challenge
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Undergrad How Can I Understand Buoyancy and Air Drag Without the Math?
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Graduate Is the movement of winds due to coriolis or centripetal force?
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Undergrad Conservation of Energy and Virtual Work
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Undergrad Question on forces/friction acting on wheel
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Undergrad A question about conditions for Weightlessness
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