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Undergrad Understanding Kinetic Moments: Why Do They Belong on Opposite Sides?
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Undergrad Laminar and steady flow(Distinguish)
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Undergrad I need to find out the forces acting on an anchor point
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Graduate Feynman explanation of gravitational energy
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High School How much time it takes to walk a certain distance?
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Undergrad Seeking intuition on movement of COM
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Undergrad Does Coefficient of Friction Change with Rougher Surfaces?
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Graduate Group delay with Gaussian pulse
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Graduate Simple harmonic motion in an accelerating car
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High School What happens if two wheels turn toward each other....
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Graduate Torque and concentric cylinders fluids
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Undergrad Does the rotation speed of a planet affect its gravitational pull
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Undergrad Work Done by Gravity and Derivation of G.P.E.
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High School Will there be a reaction at the hinge B in this question?
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Undergrad Why does fluid pressure decrease with higher density in narrow pipes?
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Undergrad How much power would this system generate from waves?
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High School Static pressure and hydrostatic pressure
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Undergrad The problem of simulating absolute grip
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High School Understanding the Direction of Axial Vectors in Rotational Motion
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Graduate Introduction To Constrained Dynamics: Resources & Sources
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Graduate Drag formula used to calculate bullet hole depth?
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Undergrad A question regarding the Centripetal force
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Graduate Free Fall Arrest: Create Mathematical Model for Safe Thrill-Seeker Experience
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Undergrad What is the formula for calculating RPMs of a flywheel with external force?
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Undergrad Maglev experiments and questions that could be answered
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Undergrad Static coefficient of friction decreasing with normal force?
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Undergrad Relationship of viscoelasticity, creep and strain
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Undergrad Maximum coefficient of friction
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Undergrad Angular momentum and when center of rotation is changed
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High School Why are astronauts outside a spaceship not pulled by Earth's gravity?
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Undergrad Why does the Principle of Virtual Work work without higher math?
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High School Can cold air become water in a vacuum cylinder?
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Graduate What formulas should I use to calculate drag for a supersonic bullet?
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Undergrad Rotating bullet vs non rotating bullet
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Undergrad If air drag is a factor, how will it affect a projectile?
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High School Calculating Speed and Distance for a Pneumatic Tricycle
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Graduate What Equation Defines μK in Tire Physics?
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Undergrad Work/Energy in the introduction to dynamics
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Undergrad Actuator on an accelerating body
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Undergrad How to estimate a spring-mass-damper system's damping ratio?
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Graduate Falling apple inside a space centrifuge
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Graduate In which direction a spherical particle moves under torque?
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High School Which is easier to knock down: A tall or a short person?
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Undergrad Forces applied to a leaning levitating bicycle
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Graduate How do i calculate shear stress on a Key and a bolt?
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Undergrad Understanding Inertia: The Physics Behind a Truck-Wall Collision
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Graduate Points on a rigid body always have the same angular speed?
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Graduate Is there a terminal velocity for expansion in a vacuum?
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Undergrad Finding Potential Energy of Oscillation
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Graduate In the list of "conservation of X due to symmetry Y" ....
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Graduate Tank outlet velocity exit pipe cross-section area dependence
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High School Propeller thrust in restricted air flow environment
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Undergrad Skier, curved motion on slope/ reaction force?
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Graduate Rolling ball and generalized co-ordinates
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Scaling Laws and the Speed of Animals - Comments
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Undergrad Force to stop a person on a treadmill
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Undergrad Not sure Exactly what Pressure I am Solving for in this Form
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Undergrad Moment of inertia of two cylinders placed vertically
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Undergrad Control Moment Gyro - MOI calculation & units of measure
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High School Move a large amount of rocks from one place to another
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Undergrad Question About Potential Energy
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Graduate Conservation of Momentum in Classical Field Theory
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Graduate The Lagrange Top: Formulas and Analysis for Non-Zero Angular Momentum Cases
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Undergrad Are Net Forces Greater When Both Objects A and B Are in Motion During Collision?
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Undergrad Pressure in the core of the earth
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High School Is a position time graph and a displacement time graph the same?
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High School Why can we choose any arbitrary point to calculate the moment?
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Undergrad How to find Kepler's law from Newton's laws
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Graduate Inertia matrix of my robot is non invertible under some conditions....
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High School Physics of Illusions: Rotating a Spring
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Undergrad Power(hp) needed for climbing an inclined plane
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Undergrad Falling Feather and ball in vacuum
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High School Actual value of normal reaction
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Undergrad Can someone explain to me these equations of sound waves?
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High School Can Satellites Orbit Within Earth's Atmosphere and How Close Can They Get?
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Graduate Rod falling faster than gravity
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Undergrad 2 methods same answer dynamics
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Undergrad Torque Equation about a point other than point of rotation
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Graduate How to Calculate the Partial Derivative of a Vector in Spherical Coordinates?
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Undergrad Point of Reference for Conservation of Angular Momentum
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Undergrad Calculating Water Pressure in a Half-Full Sphere: A Simple Explanation
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Graduate Terminal velocity of fluid in pipe
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Graduate Can photons act as medium for sound?
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Undergrad What do the sound waves look like after Mach 1?
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High School Why Does an Object Thrown Vertically Decrease in Speed Until its Velocity is 0?
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High School What Forces are Missing in a Balanced Block on a Floor?
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High School Are momentum and centripetal acceleration related somehow?
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Undergrad Why does the pressure change at the narrowing of a tube
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Graduate General relativity vs quantum mechanics
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Graduate Superluminal speeds -- Princeton study year 2000
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High School Kinematics: The Study of Motion
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Undergrad Can Angular Momentum Create Forward Movement?
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Undergrad Determine speed of car from result of impact?
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Undergrad Calculate approximate speed of a collision?
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Undergrad Can the Kepler Problem be Solved for Bodies with Spin?
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Undergrad Where to place fixed axis of rotating motor
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High School What causes a basketball to leave the ground after bouncing?
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High School Resolve Moment: Force & Distance Explained
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Undergrad Are stress and pressure additive?
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