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Undergrad Energy capacity to do work (frames of references)
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Graduate Modeling acceleration due to gravity for large bodies as a function of time
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Graduate Real gas tables: isentropic work
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Graduate Pressure Washer, water properties exiting nozzle
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Undergrad Why Momentum is Conserved in Inelastic Collisions
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High School Dual Power Supply: Why Use +12/-12V?
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Undergrad Fluid Flow between parallel infinite plates
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Graduate Indeterminism in Newtonian mechanics?
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Graduate How to Calculate Travel Time for a Maglev Train in a Vacuum?
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Graduate How can I size perpetual motion wheels and pulleys to generate 18/20 hp power?
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High School Is tilting your head back linear acceleraton? Super quick question
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Undergrad What is the Edwin V. Gray EMA Motor and how does it work?
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Graduate Fluid MechanicsQuestion about the Differential Energy Equation
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Graduate Moment of inertia of hollow cylinder, axis orthogonal to length
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Undergrad Planetary motions: translation, rotation, or both?
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Undergrad Explaining the Frequency of Oscillation of a Mass Attached to a Spring
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Undergrad Friction and Gravity: Can Physics Be Defined by Math?
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Undergrad Settle this Disagreement? Concerning Conservation of Angular Momentum
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High School Calculating Work done with Archimedes' Wheel for 6-9 Year Olds
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Undergrad Comparing Flywheels: Energy Requirements
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Undergrad Need help figuring out precession rate
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High School Need to demonstrate 44 Newtons of force
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Undergrad An orbiting body adding velocity vectors.
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High School How Do You Calculate the Spring Constant (N/m) from a Given Load?
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Undergrad Problem understanding number of degrees of freedom
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High School Calculating Gear Ratios for a Bicycle
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High School How many litres of air do I need for a raft in a Daft Raft Race?
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Undergrad Accelerometer to Frequency and Amplitude
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High School Why Does Water Soak Through Mugs?
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Undergrad How to Calculate Water Jet Distance in a Tank?
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High School What Factors Affect the Bouncing of Balls on Different Surfaces?
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Graduate Double Pendulum Generalized Coordinates
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Undergrad Confusion spinning falling objects vs spinning objects
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Undergrad Compressing a Spring: Forces & Potential Energy
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High School How Did Newton Find Acceleration due to Gravity? (If he had, indeed)
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Undergrad Velocity of a rocket in the earth moon system
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Undergrad Can a Ring Around Earth Stop Its Rotation?
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Undergrad Cant understand Centripital acc
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Undergrad Problem in calculating young mudulus
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High School Got caught at 150, cop put 110++ with the mnath HELPPPP
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Undergrad What Pressure Does a 0.5" ID Tube Have on a 39"x75" Area?
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Undergrad How Much Force Do Guitar Strings Apply to the Neck?
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Undergrad Quick and easy question been pondering it for days.
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Undergrad Fun with baseball and cannon sim. ?
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Undergrad Solve Pressure Problem in 30m Tall Building
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High School Question regarding bullets vs. car
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Undergrad Peeling Direction and Adhesive Force: Explained
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Speed Conversion - Find Simple Website Here
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Undergrad Is this flow turbulent or laminar?
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Undergrad Conservation of energy question
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High School Is the Formula P = Depth * 0.1 Accurate for Determining Water Pressure
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Undergrad Newton's 4th Law: Unpacking Gravitational Force
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Is acceleration absolute and velocity not?
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Graduate Solve the Flywheel-IVT Problem with This Simple Solution in 15 Seconds
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Undergrad Wind/Solar/Kinetic From Breaks?
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High School The affect gravity has on a bullet
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Undergrad Adiabatic Process and the speed of sound
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Graduate Why does the Earth rotate around the sun?
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High School How come you have more stability riding a bike than standing still with a bike?
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Undergrad Simple Question on Earth Rotation involving Newton III
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Graduate Can you outperform an ABS brake system as a driver?
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Graduate Oscillating system (small board on a halfpipe)
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Energy Dissipated by Drag Force in AP Physics C Mechanics?
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Undergrad Solve Centripetal Force Equation for Pivot Point
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Undergrad To find mass of falling object
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Graduate Lagrangian density of linear elastic solid
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High School Discussing Push vs Pull with My Boss
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Undergrad How Does a Spinning Bicycle Wheel Defy Gravity?
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Graduate Function to minimize time to go from A to B with limited acceleration
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Undergrad What is the effect of gravity on a thrown stone?
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Graduate Why are 4 different thermodynamical potential?
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Undergrad Cross sectional area - Young Modulus
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Undergrad What is the role of the Lorentz force in an electric motor?
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Undergrad Simulating linear acceleration of a vehicle
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Undergrad Behavior of particles in water
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Graduate How Does Work Relate to Space Travel and Energy Requirements?
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Undergrad Fluid Mechanics - Air Pressure/ Prism
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Undergrad What Happens to Projectile Speed When Mass Increases Mid-Flight?
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Undergrad Evaporating water at 40 Celcius
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Graduate Equivalent spring constant of rigid bodies
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Undergrad Uniformly Accelerated Motion(related to direction)
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Acceleration During Variable Rotational Speed?
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Undergrad VB app to calculate velocity of a golf club head
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Undergrad A basic question from screw jack coefficient of friction
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Undergrad What is the Meaning of Weight for a Freely Falling Body?
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Graduate Explaining the Speed Limit: Energy & Speed
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Undergrad Impact of a Porsche 911 hitting a standing pedestrian
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Graduate Can speed be a imaginary number validity of work energy theoram in 1D
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Undergrad Can the Law of Universal Gravitation Override Earth's Gravity?
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Undergrad What is the minimum speed for waterskiing based on body mass?
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Undergrad Why am I getting negative pressures when calculating Bernoulli's equation?
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Undergrad What Factors Affect the Height of Water Splashes?
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Graduate Acceleration without resultant force (rotating body)
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Graduate Why can't phase space trajectories intersect?
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Undergrad Designing a Self-Draining Boat: How to Determine Waterline and Deck Height?
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Undergrad Why Do Torques Use a Negative Sign in Inverted Pendulum Equations?
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Undergrad How Does Hooke's Law Help Calculate Spring Length for Weight Drops?
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Undergrad What is the relationship between escape velocity and gravitational forces?
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Undergrad Why is it faster to boil water with the lid on
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Graduate Tidal flexing and conservation of energy
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