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High School Where Does Absorbed Kinetic Energy Go?
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High School Suction related to opening a door quickly
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Undergrad Questions on Bernoulli Equation: Pressure, Energy & More
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Undergrad Catapult Projectile Range: Calculate w/Varied Mass
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Undergrad Why did the pipe start to rotate when released?
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High School Is Work in Space Governed by Different Physics Principles?
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Graduate Renyolds Transport Theorem from Navier-Stokes?
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Undergrad What is the best way to simulate an object in orbit?
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High School The exact definition of tension
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High School Can a flying pig float in water like a conical pendulum?
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Undergrad Uncovering the Best Angle for Projectile Motion: 30º vs. 45º Explained
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High School Why Do Objects Move Outward When Driving in a Circle?
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Graduate Momentum of a Photon - Is My Understanding Correct?
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Undergrad Calculate Distance Traveled by Jetliner in 35 ms
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High School Gravity, action and an equal and opposite reaction
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Undergrad Fluid Mechanics- Bernoulli Equation
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Undergrad Understanding Cofficient of Drag
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Undergrad Directional Forces: Valid Concepts in Physics?
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Graduate Conservation of energy gone for a six?
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High School Can anyone recommend an acceleration calculator for analyzing body movement?
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Undergrad Power and Tq Needed to keep a car rooling at speed
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Undergrad Calculating Airflow and Pressure in a Fan-Funnelled Tube: Is There a Formula?
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Undergrad Relationship between Linear and Rotational Variables
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Undergrad Calculating Angle of Heel in Barge with Crane
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High School Centripetal Force: Understanding the Basics
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Undergrad Why with water on the friction coeffiction is bigger?
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High School The Science Behind Sucking Water Through a Pipe
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Undergrad What Determines Bullet Lethality?
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Undergrad Speed Determination in Vehicle Accidents: Utilizing Recording Speedometers
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Undergrad How Do Forces Cause Motion?
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Graduate Determining Shear Stress on Flexible Vegetation
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Undergrad Pressure in a Tank: Questions & Answers
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Undergrad Not conserving energy when I should be
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Undergrad Space station artifical gravity
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Undergrad Sound Waves, Resonance, and intensity
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High School How hard something hits the ground
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Undergrad Inertia Moment for Racing Motorcycle Wheels
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Undergrad Easy Aerodynamic Formulas for Aircraft Lifting and Air Displacement
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High School Does Speed Increase for Dropped Objects Based on Height?
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Undergrad Conical Pendulum: Physics Behind Its One-Way Motion
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High School Why Does Water Put Out Fire (not Oil Fire)?
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High School Calculating Projectile Distance: Seeking Assistance
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Undergrad Difference between Newtonian, Langrange, and Hamiltonian Mechanics
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High School What is the role of acceleration in rocket launches?
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Undergrad Relationship between Angular and Tangential Velocities in Rotating Gears
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Graduate Solving Kepler's equation using iterative technique
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Graduate Centre of Mass frame of colliding molecules
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Undergrad Harmonic Motion with Multiple Springs - Examples & Discussion
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Graduate Why Lagrangian only contain q and dq/dt?
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High School A: The Concept of Net Work in Physics
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Undergrad Building a Vehicle for Mass Loads with Flight Capabilities
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High School What is the exact definition for momentum?
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Graduate Rigid body motion and game physics
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High School Is Centrifugal Force Real or a Pseudo Force?
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Undergrad Kater's Pendulum Experiment: Accuracy & Procedure
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Undergrad Can't tear something into three pieces
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Graduate Probability is inverse of velocity?
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Undergrad Visualizing Free body diagrams?
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Undergrad Solving Steve and Mark's Backyard Cricket Problem
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Undergrad Question about bullet fired from gun.
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Graduate Calculating Bounce Equations for 3D Physics Simulations
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Undergrad Water Flow Questions - Solve with Warm Welcome!
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Undergrad What is the tension of a rotating object on a string?
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Undergrad How powerful are Superman's punches?
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Undergrad Understanding Kinetic Friction: Solving Problems in 3D Physics Simulations
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Graduate Uniform Circular Motion in Lagrangian Formalism
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Undergrad Creating a Realistic Car Simulation Game
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Graduate Calculating velocity coefficient of arbitrary transmission lines?
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Undergrad Turning radius of a ZTR vehicle with two different wheel velocities
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Undergrad How Is the Force Required to Topple a Block Calculated?
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Undergrad Holding On The Road: Driving Lesson Myths
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High School Unravelling the Mystery of Work (W = Force X Distance)
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Undergrad Rotating pool table, calculating max ang. velocity
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Graduate Energy Conservation in Non-Inertial Frames: Real Work?
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Graduate Hypothetical Question involving Conservation of Energy
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Graduate Moving block on a moving incline
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High School Coefficient of friction due to water
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High School Acceleration Due to Gravity Question
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What Can You Create with Phun's Awesome 2D Physics Tool?
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Undergrad Calculating Meteor Impact Crater Sizes
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High School Why is displacement used in the formula for velocity instead of distance?
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High School Maximizing Buoyancy: A Study of Aluminum Foil Boats
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High School Why do helicopters use a stabilizer rotor while airplanes with propellers don't?
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Undergrad Solving a Non-Circular Path Physics Problem: Can You Do It?
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Undergrad Can anyone explain the physics behind a whirlpool?
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High School Designing a Device for Efficient Golf Ball Launching | Physics Project Ideas
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Undergrad Kinematics of a ball and track
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High School What Determines the Stiffness of a Spring?
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High School How to Pull an Object Up Against Earth's Gravity?
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Undergrad Smallest cross-sectional area of rod-end?
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High School Solving Vector Problems: Tips & Strategies
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High School Calculating velocity or acceleration
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Graduate Rotating Mass when keeping a minimum weight
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Undergrad Calculating Initial Velocity of a Projectile
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High School What Are the Key Differences Between Water Flow and Current Flow?
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High School Solve My Mystery: The Winging Seed Problem
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High School Frictionless Surface: Is It Possible?
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Undergrad Man vs Iron Weight: Understanding Acceleration in UAH PDF
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Undergrad Ballistics - calculating initial velocity
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