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Undergrad Free falling rotational motion
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High School Does Newton's 1st Law Apply to Satellites in Year 10 Physics?
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Undergrad Is Energy Used Instead of Force in Counterweight Lift Systems?
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Undergrad MRI question for our Heavy Weights
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High School Measured speed vs actual speed very simple
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Undergrad What are the advantages of pulsed radar over continous one?
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High School Gravity tend to decrease as an object's acceleration
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High School Where Does the Formula p=mv Originate From in Physics?
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Undergrad How long does it take for a falling particle to reach the halfway point?
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Undergrad Photoelasticity & stress refringence
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Graduate Closing a Lorry Door: How Complicated Is It?
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Undergrad Explaining Why 70 Decibels Don't Double in a Room
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High School Helium Balloon Motion in a Moving Car
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High School What Factors Influence Frictional Force in Different Scenarios?
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High School Why Does Adding Weight to a Catapult Pot Affect Its Travel Distance?
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High School Solving a Centripetal Force Lab: Doubling the Masses
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Undergrad Conservation of Angular Momentum
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High School Which Can Drive a Golf Ball Farther: A Baseball Bat or a Golf Club?
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High School Computer Model. What am I missing?
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Graduate Physical limitations of computer speed
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High School Throw Ball: Max Height & Velocity = 0
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High School Calculate Terminal Velocity with a Simple Parachute Experiment
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Graduate Gravity > Perpetual Motion > Charging by Induction and energy
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High School Why do we need to wear goggles underwater to see straight
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Undergrad Velocity of fluid at rear of airfoil
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Undergrad Can a Police Officer Accurately Estimate Speed and Catch Up Within Seconds?
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High School Push or Pull: Which is the Best Way to Move Heavy Logs with a Wheelbarrel?
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Graduate Creating a New Model for Friction Based on Experimental Results
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High School Does Weight Increase Impact Severity in Collisions at Constant Speeds?
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Undergrad Momentum: Same for 200lb Barbell vs Rubber Bands?
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Undergrad Momentum & Force: Comparing 2 Situations | Which Results in Greatest Impact?
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Undergrad How can we overcome centrifugal force in anti-gravity technology?
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Undergrad Conservation of angular momentum and energy
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Graduate Energy conservation in adiabatic process?
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Undergrad Explain why when you have two physical pendula
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Undergrad Escape velocity from center of earth
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Graduate Terminal Velocity: Solving a Puzzling Problem
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Undergrad Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics
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Graduate Convergent field, divergent potential?
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Graduate Physical reality EM potentials
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Undergrad Hydrogen Fuel: Generating Electricity with Water
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Undergrad How Does Ram Pressure Affect Meteors?
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Undergrad Impulse thrust calculations from pressure bottle
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Graduate Why is the Pressure Drop Uneven in Two Equal Impedance Tubes?
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Undergrad One skater pushes another skater
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Undergrad Optimize Trebuchet: Advice on Equations for Rope
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Graduate Partial Derivatives of Position Vector
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Undergrad Sphere to Sphere or partical Colition
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Undergrad Motor physics - Clever answers only
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Graduate How to find the generator of translation?
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Undergrad Buoyancy Equilibrium on a balance
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High School The effect of acceleration on our body
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Graduate Why is quantum mechanics basically incongruous with general relativity?
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Undergrad Calculating HP/TQ Freed Up by Lighter Flywheel in Mazda KLDE/KLO3 2.5L V6
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High School Velocity and acc. of circular motion
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Graduate Angular acceleration and linear acceleration
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Undergrad Discover the Truth About Speed and Direction in Classical Physics
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High School Is Work and Energy the Same Thing?
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Graduate Help with thermodynamic potentials
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Undergrad Calculating an object's moment of inertia
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Undergrad Linear momentum: a bullet and the earth
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Undergrad Physics in Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Undergrad Bizzare center of gravity problem.
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Undergrad Find Accelerations & Forces for Astronauts Alex & Bob Pulling a Rope
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Undergrad Einstein's energy equation and kinetic energy
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Undergrad Buoyancy in Free-Falling Elevator: Explained
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High School Why Does Water Stick to Your Clothes?
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High School Can you throw a knife that doesnt even rotate or spin
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High School Can a Mattress Spring Increase Tennis Ball Launcher Velocity?
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Graduate Why does the stick in a moving frame shrink vertically?
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Undergrad Solve Crime Scene Problem: Find Velocity of Bullet
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Undergrad Unsolvable: The Physics of a Hanging Rod and String Dilemma Explained
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High School Constant velocity or at constant acceleration
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Undergrad Find Angle of Departure for Ball Pushed Off Semi-Dome
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High School Understanding the Mechanics of Smart Pulleys
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High School Friction & Stopping: 18-Wheeler vs. Small Car On Thruway
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High School Understanding the Basics of Wave Motion
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High School How does water extinguish fire?
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Graduate Why Does the Moon Only Show One Side to Earth?
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Undergrad Whats the differnce between phase and group velocity?
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Undergrad How Newton derived his law of gravitation
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Undergrad Can I get Surface Density from Volume Density?
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Undergrad Moment of Inertia: Calculus Explained for Beginners
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High School What's the Formula for FORCE? I'm Stupider Than You Think!
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Graduate Vector Potential of Magnetic Field: Why Set Divergence to 0?
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Undergrad A disk 8.0 cm in diameter is initially at rest. A small dot is painted
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Undergrad Van der Pol equation potential
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Undergrad Finding Moment of Inertia of Rod
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Undergrad Calculate how much surface area/volume of water
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Undergrad How Do SI and Imperial Units Relate in Weight, Density, and Gravity?
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Undergrad Mass & Gravity: Unveiling the Force Behind It
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Undergrad Is Momentum Always Conserved in Collisions with Walls?
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High School Calculating Terminal Velocity for Parachute Design
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High School Discover the Fascinating World of Wilberforce Pendulum: A Comprehensive Guide
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Undergrad Understanding Oscillations in Coupled Pendulum Systems
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Undergrad Gravity Questions: Explaining Why Mass Doesn't Matter When Free Falling
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High School Can someone simplify work, energy, and force for me?
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Undergrad Could an Object Bounce Forever in a Frictionless Environment?
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Undergrad What is the practical application of the 7th derivative of a position function?
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