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Graduate Question regarding a Newtonian equation modification
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Undergrad Name of this phenomenon on gyroscopic motion?
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High School Newton's 2nd law question -- pushing a block up an inclined ramp....
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Graduate Energy and Momentum Thought Experiment
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Undergrad Understanding the Moment of a Force: Statics of Rigid Bodies
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High School Direction of frictional force when running
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Undergrad How many Newtons of force would kill a person?
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Undergrad Energy equation and continuity equation mismatch
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Undergrad (Thermo 3D) Power needed to maintain temp
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Undergrad What variables need to be considered in slingshots?
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Undergrad Communicating vases, maximum height before rest (water in pipes)
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Undergrad Energy conservation, and conservative forces?
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Undergrad Why can we balance a bicycle only when it's moving?
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Undergrad What is the connection between sound and shockwaves in outer space?
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Undergrad Why do NBA players sometimes jump backwards when shooting a basketball?
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Undergrad Feyman and layman explanation of energy conservation
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Undergrad How is the integration of displacement performed in this scenario?
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Undergrad Why the Inconsistent Use of Δ in Physics?
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Undergrad How do I calculate orbital height from orbital velocity?
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Graduate "Motion is impossible" claims modern Zeno
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High School Will a Bigger Tank Increase Water Force?
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High School Why did Newton think the apple was pulled, not pushed?
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Undergrad Work/Energy and Impulse/Momentum
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Undergrad Mutual Induction and Law of Conservation of Mass
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Undergrad Defining Speed = Distance/Time, or ||Displacement||/Time?
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Graduate Gyroscopic precession of a bicycle wheel
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Undergrad Why do things accelerate due to gravity at the same rate?
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Graduate What forces are involved with Earth's rotational bulge?
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Graduate Pedal-force for bicycle @ 43.2mph ?
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Graduate Does internal pressure always increase inwards with size
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Undergrad Measuring Water Flow Pressure: How to Design an Experiment with Faucet Aerators
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Undergrad Question regarding wave motion
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Undergrad Why is boiling water bubbling?
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Graduate Gyroscopic precession with dual counter rotation
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Graduate Continuity and Bernoulli's equation in air
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Graduate Can a Steel Vessel Contain Liquid Hydrogen at 15,000 PSI and 25C?
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Undergrad Free body diagram of a wheel driven by a motor
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High School Confusing Mechanics Question: Velocity of Rocket on Touchdown
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Undergrad Why Can't Moment of Inertia Exceed MR² for Solid Bodies?
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Undergrad Role of Center of Mass in a spinning body without gravity
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Undergrad Bernoulli's equation confusion?
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Undergrad Would a flattened (sheet glass) dispersion prism work?
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Undergrad Quick question on work and energy
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Undergrad Kinetic energy, riddle me this
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High School How is work measured in a vacuum?
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Graduate Complex variables and classical mechanics
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Undergrad Kinetic Energy Equation conceptual question?
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Undergrad Interstellar Movie - Conservation of Angular Momentum
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Undergrad Initial and final velocity from a sheared casting
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Undergrad Concerning Vectors in Scalar Form
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Undergrad 50N from left, 50N from right. Tension in string still 50N?
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High School How Does Mass Influence Gravity?
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Undergrad 2 motors on robot -- how can I save the movement history?
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Undergrad Mechanism to move a platform at a constant velocity
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High School Why does the Motorcycle does A Wheelie when you Clutch-Wheelie
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Undergrad Why does a force on the center of mass of a wheel cause slipping?
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Undergrad What Factors Affect the Maximum Potential of a Van de Graaff Generator?
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Undergrad Rate of water cooling through copper pipe?
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High School Mechanical / progressive / transverse / longitudinal waves
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High School Is Zero Acceleration Proof That an Object Must Be at Rest?
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Undergrad Velocity perpendicular to acceleration
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Graduate How to prove Momentum = Gradient of Action?
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Undergrad Newton's Cradle: Fascinating Momentum & Kinetic Energy
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Undergrad Projectile motion velocity question
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High School Elasticity: Definition, Examples, & Illustrations
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Undergrad Momentum, Inertia, and Deflection
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Undergrad Exploring the Physics of Acceleration
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Undergrad Vortex Physics Explained: Bernoulli's Principle & Beaker Resistance
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Graduate Rolling down a sphere: slipping vs. separating
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High School What limits the speed of a computer or cell phone?
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Undergrad Specific weight and volume question
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Undergrad Torque Direction: Right-Hand Rule & Gyroscopic Effects
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Graduate What's Wrong with Vacuum-Filled Vertical Tube Escape Velocity?
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Undergrad Calculating angular speed of a ball after collision
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Graduate Relativity of position and velocity in classical mechanics
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Undergrad Vt=d doesn't seem to hold true w/ constant acceleration
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Undergrad How to determine length of a spring
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Undergrad Energy source for long-term constant gas pressure?
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High School Do Objects of Different Masses Fall at the Same Speed?
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Could this be possible? water underground
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High School Torque & Friction: Explained for Physics Beginners
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Undergrad Why is air pressure force not considered while weighing?
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Undergrad How much power is needed to pull 2 persons through water
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Undergrad Thrown Object & Earth's Escape Velocity
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Undergrad Impact Force of a falling object causing it to spread out
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Undergrad Why use conservation of energy in particle velocity problems
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Undergrad Why work is defined as a scalar?
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Graduate 1g (gravitational acceleration) Sphere of U238
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Undergrad Constraint Forces: Definition & Distinction
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Graduate Can a Sealed Device Increase Weight Continuously in the Direction of Gravity?
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Graduate Cont. numerical solution to gravity
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High School Calculating Torque for 10 cm Axle & 100 cm Wheel
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Undergrad How much weight can a given cork object hold afloat in water
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Undergrad Torque or Force (ball rolling without slipping)?
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Undergrad Do Ocean Waves Experience Lower Downwards Air Pressure?
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Undergrad Help regarding intuition on particle accelerators
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Undergrad Rotation from Oscillating Axis Of Rotation
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Undergrad Mammals deep underwater, water pressure, & implications
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Undergrad Why Do Ski Lift Pylons Lean? - Colin's Physics Query
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High School Fluid Displacement: What Causes It?
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