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Graduate How Does Epsilon Equal One Result in a Parabola in Orbital Equations?
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High School Gamma Ray Speed: How Fast Do They Travel?
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Graduate Potential of 2 Orbiting Objects in Rotating Frame
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Undergrad Gear's Torque (small to big) and (big to big)
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High School I don't understand the equation for angular momentum?
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Undergrad Why Doesn't Friction Increase with θ on an Inclined Plane?
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High School Are potential energy and gravitational potential energy same?
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Undergrad Why does a boat lean into its turn?
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Graduate Stopping a bullet with a field
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High School Why is earth considered to have zero potential potential energy
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High School Is Gravity the Same as Acceleration?
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Undergrad Torque with relation to Acceleration
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Undergrad Solving Shore Height Difference in "Rendezvous with Rama" (Clarke)
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Undergrad Projectile motion or stokes law
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Undergrad Linear and Circular Motion - Physics Question
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Graduate Defining a Lagrangian in an rotating reference frame frame
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Graduate Time invariant Green's function (inpulse response)
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High School How does my energy saving meter work?
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Undergrad Sound Waves and Voice Recognition
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High School Designing a Height and Distance Adjustable Spring-Loaded Projectile Launcher
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High School Conservation of angular momentum.
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Undergrad Compressing an incompressible fluid.
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High School Graph Velocity-Time of Usain Bolt 200m Race
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Undergrad Why does a symmetrical weather wane work?
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Undergrad How is the Average Force Calculated for a Superball Bouncing Between Two Walls?
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Undergrad Why Don't Inertia Forces Cancel Out the Accelerating Force in a Moving Car?
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Undergrad Absorbtion of kinetic energy or momentum
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Undergrad Motion in Two and Three Dimensions and airplane
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Undergrad Tension and Normal Force in a Moving Elevator
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Undergrad Betz Limit Applied to hydro turbine?
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Undergrad Pure carbon and graphite have the same resistivity?
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High School The Harmonic Overhang Effect in Stacked Books
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Undergrad What is the Role of the ω×L Term in the Torque Equation?
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Graduate Is the Change in Rotational Kinetic Energy Frame Invariant?
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Undergrad Extreme Block and Tackle: Building Manual Winch with 4:1 to 500:1 Ratios
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Graduate Spacetime and gravity: question about how they work together
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High School How does Zeno's paradox apply to a bouncing ball?
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High School How to Convert Displacement to Velocity and Acceleration Graphs?
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Undergrad What Do F=ma and the Definitions of Force and Mass Really Mean?
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Undergrad U-shaped tube different diameters. What level will water assume?
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Undergrad Will a car on ice have its maximum speed reduced?
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Undergrad Horizontal and vertical components.
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Graduate Proving the Relation between Angular and Frequency Power Spectral Density
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Graduate How to find the jerk of the acceleration of gravity?
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Undergrad Launching a 50,000 Kg Bus - Calculating Propulsion Needed
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Undergrad A general way of determining the sign of work?
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Undergrad A runner inside a train, and it stops
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Human piloted Mobile/Mechanical Robots
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Undergrad Speed of objects rolling down slopes
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Undergrad Ship's mass/displacement, buoyancy
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Undergrad How to Rotate a Velocity Vector: Maths & Logic
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Graduate Who or What is Doing Work on the Rod in a Superconducting MRI Magnet?
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Undergrad Uncovering the Mysteries of Object Interaction
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Graduate Space station - tension of the structure
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High School Additional Force Required for Inclined Planes
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Undergrad Loss of momentum in supposedly isolated inelastic collsion?
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Undergrad Vacuums & Buoyancy: Can They Fly?
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Undergrad Does Torque act on a disc rotating with constant angular velocity
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High School What is the Centrifugal Force in Relation to Inertial Frames?
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Undergrad Orifice Sizing for Home Snow Gun: Achieving 0.06 GPM with 350 PSI Water Pressure
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Undergrad Does this situation violate conservation of energy?
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Undergrad What would happen if ? (imaginary earth)
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Undergrad At what height body body escapes gravitational fields
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Graduate Drag constant, flow regimes, CFD
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Undergrad G-Force: Understanding the Difference Between Force and Acceleration
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Undergrad Finding the center of gravity & mass by torque?
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Undergrad Why is it more difficult for to hit back a slow ball
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Undergrad Rotation angle from angular rate
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Graduate What is meant by Lagrangian of a dynamical system?
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Graduate Derivation of Moment of Inertia: Why is centripetal acceleration ignored?
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Undergrad Can Coefficients of Restitution Be Assigned Arbitrarily in Simulation Software?
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Graduate Ensemble Avg, Statistical Mechanics
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Graduate Looking for in-depth book(s) about the physics of projectiles?
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Undergrad Where Can I Find a Website for Advanced Mechanics Help?
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Undergrad Forces on Sailboat: VO70 Momentum at 8 knots
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Undergrad Range of the gravitational field
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High School How Fast Can Humans Accelerate to 45 Miles Per Second While Remaining Safe?
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Undergrad Velocity of a falling object after 1 meters
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Undergrad Classical Acceleration of Electron in Hydrogen Atom
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High School Transparency of water, glass and plastic materials
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Undergrad Calculate Pressure Applied on Fluid by Piston Cylinder Arrangement
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Undergrad Momentum conservation in collisions
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Undergrad Acceleration of a legged animal (ie, humans)
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Leonard Susskind : Classical Mechanics
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High School AP Physics: Horse Pulls Cart - Is My Thought Process Right?
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Graduate Gravity effects on a solid rigid ring around earth
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Undergrad Is Susskind's claim that d/dt (y')^2 = 2y'' correct?
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Undergrad Horsepower based on distance and speed
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High School Why are atoms in constant motion?
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High School Weird words. Someone please clarify.
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Undergrad Understanding Work in Physics: Force and Displacement Relationship
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Graduate Comparing 2 formula derivations
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Undergrad Terminal speed and acceleration problem
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High School How to connect a wireless moderm(internet) to cabled network
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Undergrad Air flow caused by fans (game simulation)
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Graduate Understanding how rotational and translational motion combine in kinetic energy
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Undergrad Bernoulli's Principle: Pressure Difference in Expanding Pipe
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Undergrad Calculating Force & Pressure of Dam Spillway Water
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Undergrad Launching a Projectile: What Angle for 1/8 Circumferential Radius?
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High School Can a person slow down their free fall by pushing a heavy box?
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