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Graduate Can inviscid fluids rightly be called Newtonian?
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Undergrad I don't understand a sample problem in Dynamics Beer
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Undergrad Study Lagrangian Mechanics: D'Alembert's Principle
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Graduate Structure function in turbulence
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High School How Would a Hollow Earth Structure Impact Gravity?
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Undergrad Railroad wheels and energy generation
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High School Which Funnel Will Allow Water to Flow Faster?
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Undergrad Quick question about explosions and displacement
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High School Deriving the gravitational constant factor for lbf
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Undergrad Would space stations of sci-fi fame actually work?
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Undergrad Energy transfer in elastic collision.
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High School Cooling Hot Water: Find a Solution in 10-15 mins
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Undergrad Propelling a Can with Pressurized Water: Which Method is Best?
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Undergrad Understanding Work: Defining the Price of Electron Redistribution in Electricity
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Graduate What's after solving the turbulence problem?
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Undergrad Center of gravity and Center of mass different?
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Graduate Fluid Dynamics question -- compressibily of brake fluids "oil"
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Graduate Pressure wave through liquid in pipe
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Undergrad Orbital Mechanics: Modeling a Planet's Path with Programming
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Undergrad Tension is causing me to be tensed
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Undergrad Minimum distance required to reach maximum velocity.
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Undergrad How do conservative forces conserve mechanical energy?
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Graduate Hamilton's principle and minimum potential energy
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Graduate Potential on the inner surface of a spherical shell
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High School What is the need for introducing the concept of G.P.E?
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Undergrad Non-Harmonic Pendulum: Calculating Gravity g
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High School How do you know if you need cos or sin?
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High School Trash Can Fire Tornado: Does It Really Happen?
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High School Why water looks transparent while spray looks white?
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Undergrad Circular motion of a bucket filled with water
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Undergrad Understanding gravitational potential due to spherical shell
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Graduate Optimizing sound energy transfer through plastic medium
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Undergrad Relationship Between Wind and Pressure
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Undergrad Work calculated for a force not producing displacement?
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Undergrad Guaranteeing turbulent flow in a gas pipe
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Graduate Pendulum is vibrating freely in unforced oscillation
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High School In work W = F*D, what does D represent?
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Undergrad Newton's laws and their implications on plain old geometry
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Undergrad What is the pressure and force exerted in Earth's core?
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Graduate Understanding Holonomic Constraints in Lagrangian Mechanics
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Undergrad Converting Rotation to Translation?
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High School Can force be applied in vacuum?
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Graduate Angular momentum is conserved, but KE is not. How to find out why?
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Undergrad Energy to turn a shifting mass wheel?
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High School Relate inclined plane's angle of incline to FBD's weight COM
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Undergrad Floating, hydrostatic forces, average density
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Undergrad Moment of Inertia of Massless Pulley w/String & Mass m Attached
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High School Are parallel vectors always in the same direction?
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Undergrad Adding Velocity and Acceleration
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High School Does Newton's 3rd Law Violate Itself When We Push an Object?
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Undergrad Acceleration, distance and speed
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High School Elastic Collision: Understanding the Role of Positive and Negative Signs
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Graduate Difference between Moment-of-Momentum and Angular Momentum
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Undergrad Exactly why are these two expressions similar?
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Undergrad Understanding Point Masses: Key Concepts and Limitations for A Level Physics
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Undergrad Why is my Sondhauss tube not producing any sound?
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Undergrad Forces opposing rotary motion other than Inertia
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Undergrad Forces that keep a free vortex turning
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High School Limiting Friction & Centripetal Force: Explained
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Undergrad Momentum in a complicated system
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Undergrad Something I really don't get about Angular momentum
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Graduate Is a Superfluid Perpetual Motion Machine Theoretically Possible?
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High School Can Objects Continue Traveling Forever in a Vacuum?
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Undergrad Marine Propeller Thrust: How Do I Calculate It?
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High School Calculating the Effects of Velocity and Gravity on Orbital Motion
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Graduate Will the work done be infinite?
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Undergrad Conservation of Momentum, Question Regarding Force
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Graduate Why are there few atomic/molecular collisions at LEO level?
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High School So if we used the brake, the accleration would be?
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Need Help Finding Cheap and Suitable Impact Force Sensor
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Undergrad How much wind force does a moving vehicle generate?
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Undergrad Velocity graph, a ball is thrown upward
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Graduate Two ways of detecting absolute motion
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High School What Are Common Misconceptions About Newton's Laws of Motion?
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Undergrad What Is Negative Weight and How Does It Impact the Human Body?
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High School How come weight difference doesn't cause problems in trade?
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Undergrad Can't find expression for work done by gravity. Please help.
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Undergrad Wind speed to flip a traffic drum
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Undergrad Sound waves in a 'compressed' liquid
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Undergrad Very confused about friction -- Please explain this....
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Undergrad Inelastic Collision: Kinetic Energy vs Momentum
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Undergrad What is cutting lines of force? Elementary Generator
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Undergrad Pressure Calculations through Volume Differences
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Undergrad Driven forced oscillation wmax for Amax stuck on maths ><
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High School Why having a low center of mass guarantee stability?
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Phase transition in rotating balls
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High School Is F = -mg a mistake in orbital mechanics?
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Graduate Is there an English translation of Jacobi's work on mechanics?
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Undergrad Throwing a ball sideways vs. dropping it
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High School Do liquids absorb sound better than solids?
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Graduate Ever-increasing amplitude of the induced impulse?
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Undergrad Conservation of angular momentum
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High School Need help explaining river-boat problems
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High School Variation of the classic problem about the student and bus
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Graduate Group velocity and phase velocity
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Undergrad What is the cause of friction exactly?
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Undergrad In dynamics, do we assume springs always resist motion?
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Undergrad Force consideration on a gripped object
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Undergrad Comparison of solid and hollow cylinder
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Undergrad Instantaneous Velocity: Can We Find it at a Point?
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