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High School Balancing a Bicycle: The Relationship Between Speed and Stability
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Undergrad Direction of gravitational acceleration vector
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High School Crackpot perpetual energy generator idea
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High School Train Motion: Does it Really Move While Rotating Wheels?
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High School Stirring Glass of Water: Dregs Move to Middle
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Undergrad Why do hydrogen molecules travel at 4000mph in the Kinetic Theory of Gases?
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High School Train Blows Away Person: Is It True?
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High School How Does a Car Actually Slow Down When Braking?
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Graduate Unlocking Nature's Secrets Through Symmetry and Transformation
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Undergrad Calculating induced power in coil
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Undergrad A simple question in regards to Gravitys effect over compressed gas
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High School What Is Tensile Strength? | A Physics Novice's Questions
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High School Does a tennis ball stop a train if it hits it?
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High School How is the formula Kinetic Energy=1/2mv^2 derived?
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Undergrad Understanding the Relationship Between Mass, Spring Deformation and Velocity
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High School Why Do Bombs Fall in a Straight Line from Planes?
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Graduate Turbulence and Lorenz Attractor
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Undergrad Calculate Distance w/ 4g Acc. to Reach 25,000 MPH
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Graduate How to simulate gunshot with FEMLAB
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Graduate Tidal force, torque and precession
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Undergrad I know F = ma, but how will a Lagrangian help me?
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High School Calculating Impact Energy of 7 Kg Dropped from 2 Meters
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High School Understanding Energy & Work: Seeking Help on Physics Theory
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Undergrad What Causes the Water Droplet Tower Effect?
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Graduate How Does Applying an Impulse at a Distance Affect an Object's Motion in Space?
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Undergrad Can Light's Magnetic Field Rotation Be Observed Without Technology?
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Graduate Max Size for a Slingshot to Launch Ball into Space
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Undergrad How to Use Fourier Transforms to Manipulate Sound Waves?
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Graduate How Does a Force Supply Energy to Different Particles?
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Undergrad Calculating the Force of Moving Water: Vehicle Hydrodynamic Drag Equation
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Undergrad Vapour Pressure and External Pressure
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Undergrad Wave Motion: Elevator Constructor Q&A
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Undergrad Does a gyroscope centripetal force?
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High School What is the equation for calculating terminal velocity?
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High School Why does a soccer ball bend without spin?
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Undergrad How Accurate is the Formula for Arrow Velocity from a Bow?
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High School Gravity’s Effect on Water Flow from Tap??
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Graduate Inertial Mass Propulsion? Feedback wanted.
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Graduate Understanding Attached Rigid Bodies in Space Simulators
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Graduate What Are the Effects of the Euler Force?
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High School Understanding The Importance of Centre of Mass for Balance - Explained by Peter
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Undergrad Time Period & Oscillations: Engineer's Best Option
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A childish question, even though I'm an aligator
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Undergrad Understanding the Coriolis Effect: Paris Gun Shells and Deviation Measurements
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Undergrad What Is Surface Tension and How Does It Form?
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Undergrad 50-Man Rowing Crew Speed & Capacity: A 12th Century Ship Analysis
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High School Where does all the water come from
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Undergrad Conservation of Energy applied to a potential difference.
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Undergrad Rigid Body Dynamics for Video Games: Calculating Velocity Vectors
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Undergrad Finding Maximum Thrust: Flow Rate, Velocity, Area & Pressure
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High School Can Humans Hear Supersonic Airplanes?
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Undergrad What Happens to a Person in an Accelerating Elevator?
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Undergrad Gravitational potential of a point within a hollow sphere
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Graduate Solving Friction & Heat Generated: Analytical Modeling
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High School Idea of greater force as neccesary to do anything
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Graduate Stability for turbulent boundary layer
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High School Work Done by Force: Basics Explained
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High School Units for Period of Pendulum Formula
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Undergrad Proving Faulty Glass Caused Injury
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High School Maximizing Efficiency: Water-Cooling Methods for a Refreshing Glass of Water
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Undergrad How Do Charged Particles Interact Without Physical Contact?
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Undergrad Will the temperature of CO2 under pressure change when released?
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Undergrad Estimate Collision Duration: 1.5 N Force on Plastic Box
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Undergrad How do physics affect the performance of cars in racing games?
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High School Is Lifting Weight While Standing at Rest Considered Work?
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Undergrad Man plans to luanch himself 20ft in the air
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High School Kinetic Energy and Work to stop a particle
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Undergrad Understanding Force and Power in Relation to Torque
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High School Centripetal force in a golf swing
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Undergrad Rotational Center of Mass question
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Undergrad Calculating Mass of Impacting Material
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Undergrad Kinetic Energy - Change Calculation
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Undergrad Buoyancy and Density and Buoyancy
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High School Understanding Water Pressure: Tips for Measuring Flow from a 250 Gallon Tank
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Undergrad Variable acceleration/velocity of an arm in motion
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Graduate Calculating Rotational Force on Knee Joints for Karate Stances
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Undergrad Arm length and pitch speed in softball
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Graduate Does Mass Affect Vibration Response in Single Degree of Freedom Systems?
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Graduate Another Inertial ref frame q :-(
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Graduate Can the momentum of the sun be affected by the energy it produces?
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Undergrad Calculating Max Electricity Generated from Weights
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Undergrad I can't understand inertial reference frames
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Graduate Understand Noether's Theorem: Momentum Conservation & Exchange
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High School How Does Gravity Work? Discussion
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Graduate Debunking the Myth: How Wings Really Generate Lift Without 'Hump' Theory
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Graduate Explanation of gravity, am I in the ballpark?
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High School Can I Jump from a Freefalling Elevator?
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Graduate What causes atomic perpetual motion?
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High School Why does condensation occur on plastic water bottles?
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Undergrad How Do Sound Frequencies Create Symmetrical Patterns?
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High School Flimsy bits of wood and tensioned strings
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High School Building a Projectile Launcher: Rubberband, Spring or Catapult?
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Undergrad Does Shaking a Soda Can Increase Pressure?
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Undergrad Calculating Work Done by a Battery in a Circuit with a Resistor and Capacitor
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High School Floating & Sinking: Partially or Completely?
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Undergrad Calculating Water Splash Depth of Wooden Ball
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Undergrad Attraction of water droplet to my finger?
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Graduate Calculating Bullet Speed Using a Freely Hinged Board
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Undergrad How, exactly, does an airplane wing work?
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High School WHy Can Birds Sit On Powerlines?
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