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Undergrad Conservation of linear mometum neglects friction?
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High School Why Is Mechanical Work Expressed as W=Fx in Physics?
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High School Newton's 3rd law and horse cart
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Undergrad How do Pascals Principle and Hydraulic Presses affect fluid pressure?
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High School If you jump off a bridge 50m above the water does the water need to be 50m deep?
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High School Is the law of the conservation of energy always true?
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High School Can a bullet knock someone back as hard as a semi truck?
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Undergrad How Does Mass and Time Affect Net Force on an Object Moving Along the X-axis?
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High School A book weighing 5 N rests on top of a table?
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Undergrad Conservation of Momentum in Inelastic Collisions
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Undergrad Is Negative Drag a Real Concept in Fluid Dynamics?
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Undergrad Creating a self propelling wheel
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High School Dynamics and action-reaction pairs
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Undergrad Solving a Physics Problem: Forces, Acceleration, and Work
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High School Understanding Simple Pendulum Experiment: Water-Filled Sphere Explanation
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High School Kick-Off Demo - Grade 11 Physics
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Undergrad Help end an argument in regards to perfect release mechanisms
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Undergrad Force applied at centre of mass
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Undergrad Why do waves carry energy momentum?
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Graduate Calculate work when winding chain (GRE Problem 66 - Exam 9277)
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Undergrad Jumping on Glass: What Would It Take to Break?
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Undergrad Having problem in crossproduct, dotproduct.
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High School How does mg = ma follow from F=ma?
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Graduate Particle Acceleration: 99.99% Light Speed & Mass
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Undergrad Correct equations of motion for object?
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Undergrad Freebody Diagram for 100kg Person on 1kg Scale
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High School Consequences of Uniform Velocity: A Bus Collision
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High School Keep a Marble in Motion for 2 Minutes - Ideas & Your Thoughts
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Graduate Affine space or fibre bundle: spacetime formalism in Newtonian mechanics
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Undergrad How to solve projectile motion problems
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Undergrad Graphical Analysis: Identifying Greatest Acceleration
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Undergrad What is the shape of an elastic band when suspended with a weight in the middle?
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High School Is Work on a Static Object Possible?
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Graduate Duplication of the Cavendish experiment of 1798
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Undergrad Some statics confusion - Vectors & Polygon of forces
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Undergrad Understanding Wave Speed: Definitions and Concepts in Unidirectional Wave Motion
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High School What happens when you fire a gun in a zero gravity environment?
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Undergrad Calculating Aircraft Speed: Weight vs Thrust
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Undergrad Can Electric Cars Be the Solution to Efficient and Non-Polluting Transportation?
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Undergrad Acc to Newtons gravitational theory f=GmM/r^2and the distance r is
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Graduate How can I make sound propagation in solids independent of tap intensity?
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Undergrad Understanding 2D and 3D Elastic Collisions: Solving Analytical Problems
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Undergrad How Newton derived all equations from 2?
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High School Why do 2 balls bounce in a Newton's Cradle instead of just one?
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Graduate Hypothetical question on Inertia
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High School Can a Man Jump in a Moving Train and Land on the Same Spot?
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Undergrad Equipotential Lines: Finding Voltage & Potential Errors
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Undergrad Understanding Fluid Velocity in a Normal Tube
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Undergrad Sound Attenuation: Investigating & Questions Answered
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Undergrad Calculating the pressure of a fluid
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Undergrad What is the Principle of Transmissibility in Applied Mechanics?
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Undergrad Collision with more than two objects at once in code
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Where can I find a good source on elasticity?
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Graduate Calculating impulse due to rigid body collision with friction
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Undergrad Motion of objects (friction, density, force, etc.)
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Golf Ball Backspin from Speed and Launch Angle?
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High School Are Speed, Acceleration, and Velocity the Same?
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Undergrad Help with Motor startup dynamics model
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Undergrad Does Aristotle's Theory of Falling Objects Hold Up Against Galileo's Experiment?
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Undergrad Sloped Bed Truck: Acceleration & Normal Force?
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Undergrad What causes the change in sound frequency when tapping a stirred liquid?
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High School Projectile Motion Resources for Grade 12: Challenging Problems
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Graduate Determine which reference frame is inertial
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Graduate Uncovering the Mystery of Wave Momentum Transfer
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Graduate Distance Audible from Cosmic Ray Sound
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Graduate Discussion on an easy MCQ problem
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Undergrad Physics of Straightening a Bow
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Undergrad Energy Discrepancies in Changing Frames: Where Did I Make the Mistake?
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Undergrad Question: Physics Query About Sealed Jar & Liquid
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Undergrad Momentum & Velocity: Why Does Small Object End Up w/ 2w+v?
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Graduate Conservation of Energy: Superstrings, Einstein & Birds
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Undergrad How is Angular Momentum Conserved in a System Without External Forces?
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Graduate A question on the Kepler's law
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High School Why velocity increases when radius decreases
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Undergrad What does the direction of torque signify
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Undergrad Why is changing direction called accelerating?
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Undergrad Query on an object moving in a 2D plane
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Graduate Kites, and really long strings
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High School What is an inertial frame of reference ?
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Undergrad Help me settle a bet about water pressure
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High School Bigger wheels accelarate faster?
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Graduate Is the perpetual rotation in this physical system a paradox or a miscalculation?
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High School Why Can You Jump Just as High on One Leg as Two?
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Kilo prototype mysteriously loses weight
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High School Hot Water Feeling Cold: A Neuroscientific Explanation
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High School Question about gravity and falling
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High School Hot Wheels Racing: Factors for Fast Cars & Modifications
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High School Is landing a plane on water possible?
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High School Statistics - A cars normal acceleration
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Undergrad What Are Radius Vectors and Their Relationship with Velocity V?
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High School Understanding the Relationship Between Force, Momentum, and Impulse
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High School How Does a Manual Water Pump Work?
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High School Newton's Laws of Motion: Fundamental Law
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High School UW 1st Year Course Notes and Problem Assingments + Solutions
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Undergrad A mass whirled in a horizontal plane
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High School Converting Velocity to Acceleration: 45,000cm/s to m/s^2
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Undergrad Surface Tension Forces: Physics & Intermolecular Forces
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High School Impossible Flight: One Wing Aircraft Soars Despite Odds
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Undergrad How Does Rope Length Affect Tension in a Vertical Two-Mass System?
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High School If there was no friction and gravity
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