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Graduate Gravity & conservation of energy with two bodies
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Undergrad How is force distributed orthogonally along a material plane?
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Graduate Field vs Potential: E=-curl of V
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Undergrad Needle which is almost touching a pane of glass
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Undergrad How do you determine the amplitude of a wave exhibiting simple harmonic motion?
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Average Power of a Non-Periodic Signal?
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Undergrad Power dissipation in inductors
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Undergrad How Does Source Motion Affect Frequency in the Doppler Effect for Sound?
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High School Force & Momentum: Understanding Newtons & Mass in Motion
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Undergrad Total work done in pumping a layer water through a bottleneck
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Undergrad Mohr's Circle and understanding its maximums and minimums
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Undergrad Equation of Motion: Understand Last Sentence
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Undergrad Velocity down an inclined plane
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High School HELP: How would you measure the force of an expolsion?
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Graduate Velocity of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional waves
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Graduate Pressure Wave from Rapid Balloon Expansion
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High School What is the Impact of an Apple Falling on My Head?
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Undergrad Can anyone explain kers in formula one cars?
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High School Quick question about a train/car problem
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High School Why Does the Acceleration Formula Work?
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Graduate Paradox of Rigid Body: Solve the Mystery
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Undergrad Calculating Buoyancy Rate of Rise for a Ship
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High School How Can You Calculate the Force of Impact Without Knowing All Variables?
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Graduate Osbourne Reynolds: The Sub-mechanics of the Universe
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Undergrad Moment of Inertia of half disk
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Undergrad What is the work done by friction when a man is walking?
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Undergrad Understanding Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces in Circular Motion
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Graduate Massless photon infinite speed?
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Undergrad Momentum/Kinetic Energy Stacking
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Undergrad Bicycling up hill, high gear or low gear
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Undergrad Wider tire giving better traction debate
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Undergrad Motion & Relative Dynamics Question
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Undergrad Is the Dallas Cowboys Stadium Scoreboard Too Low for Punts?
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Undergrad Can you calculate water velocity from m=f/A
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Undergrad Is Energy Conserved in a Moving Pendulum?
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High School Measuring Force of Expansion When Water Freezes - DCM
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Undergrad Integral Meaning: Work & Impulse
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Graduate Viscosity - how to calculate the internal force in a fluid
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Undergrad When will gravity lose its grip?
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Undergrad Circular Motion, artificial gravity
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High School Understanding of projectiles from physics
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Graduate Can Galactic Fluid Dynamics Be Analyzed More Analytically Using Fluid Equations?
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Undergrad Need help with my bicycle computer project
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Graduate H theorem: equilibrium in statistical mechanics
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Undergrad Upwards buoyancy pressure only acts on the surface of a structure that
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Undergrad What Are the Effects of Shockwaves on Human Safety and Proximity?
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Undergrad Death wobble. Uncontrollable side to side movement of wheels.
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Undergrad Research for a book - Would it float question
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Graduate Superconductors and Energy Conservation
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Undergrad Discovering a Non-Conductive Alternative to Water in Convection Currents
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Undergrad Explaining Frictional Torque at the Axle
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Undergrad Calculating the drop of a fleeing deer
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Undergrad Is there a formula to calculate load on multiple ropes?
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Undergrad Calculating Force and Time with Impulse: When and How?
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Undergrad Formation of Vortices: Reasons & Physical Phenomena
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Graduate Understanding Kinetic Theory of Gases: Classical vs. Quantum Approaches"
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Undergrad How does a conical pendulum demonstrate the concept of centripetal force?
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Undergrad Calculating Spring Constant for a Bungee Cord: Which Method is Correct?
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High School Torque,flywheels and angular acceleration
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Undergrad Plotting Hyperbolic Curve from a Moving Train's Bullet
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Undergrad Bungee Jumping: Unraveling the Physics Involved
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High School Equal Forces - Bullet and train (opposite directions)
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Graduate Depicting Vectors as Path-Dependent Rays
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Graduate Feynman's description of angular momentum
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Undergrad Sound Physics: Generating Tones
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High School Frictional force is independent of the area of contact
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Undergrad Collisions and Combining Torques
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Graduate Mechanics-Diff equation problem
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Undergrad Steam driven brushless DC generator - would this idea work?
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Undergrad Train moving at velocity v relative to earth
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Undergrad Rotation Mechanics about Unfixed Points
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Undergrad Calculating Torque and Power Requirements for Turning a Shaft
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High School Research F1 Physics: Basics & Beyond
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High School Can You Lift Yourself on a Pulley?
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Undergrad How exactly do cathode ray tubes work?
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Undergrad Radius of Curvature of a Train Turning North East
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Graduate Anyone aware of the Physics of Hydrogen Bonding ? Please suggest resources
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Undergrad Understanding Rotational Energy of a Fan Impeller
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High School General question about floating/sinking objects
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Graduate Webpage title: Can Brownian Motion Produce Perpetual Energy?
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Graduate Why is it that if you hold a weight in a position
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High School Possible Explanation for Candle Generator?
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Undergrad Calculating Force of Gravity with Fg = (G m1 Me)/Re^2
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Undergrad Extrapolating pos., vel. given initial pos., vel. and constant acc.
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High School Rotational Mechanics:Small Problems
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Undergrad Help? How many HP, torque, etc to spin this
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Interesting article about water
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High School Radio in my car bad due to antenna
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Undergrad What is the underlying principle behind buoyancy?
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Undergrad What is the work done by a person on a box during horizontal displacement?
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Undergrad Determining Speed of Water Waves with Dimensional Analysis
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Graduate Momentum transfer dependent on distance?
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Undergrad Can a Single Wall Support a Loft Bed and Its Occupants?
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Undergrad Question on how to calculate bouancy force
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Undergrad Forces Question (Object on Ramp)
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Undergrad CFM converted to m/s wind speed
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