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Graduate What is the source of additional energy in a precessing gyroscope?
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Undergrad Max RPM of a Flywheel: Calculating Friction & Drag-Free
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Graduate Question about the Derivation of the Gravitational Law
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High School Mass & Attraction: What Happens in Empty Space?
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Undergrad Blood flow and pressure ( and velocity)
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Undergrad Forces on a rod through a pressurized container
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Undergrad The use of torque and centripedal force
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Undergrad Inductive transfer via mag. fields, max power transfer?
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Undergrad How did Newton answer this question? (mutual gravitational attraction)
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High School Do Newton's Laws Explain Motion and Inertia Anomalies?
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Graduate Is Asymmetry Momentum Transfer a Viable Concept for Space Propulsion?
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Undergrad Pulleys with Strings Having Mass
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High School Is friction an unbalanced force?
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High School How to Design a Sound-Proof Box?
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Undergrad How Do Satellite Tangential Speeds Compare to Earth's Orbital Momentum?
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Graduate Length of a spring constantly accelerating through space?
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Undergrad Projectile acceleration in barrel
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High School How come the parachute does not get tangled up?
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Undergrad Energy transfer acceleration due to large energy difference.
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Undergrad Did Newton assume matter was atomic?
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Undergrad Can Anyone Help Me Understand Wave Motion for IIT JEE Exam Preparation?
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High School Demystifying Centrifugal Force: Causes, Mechanics, and Myths
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Undergrad Is Motional EMF the True Explanation for Induced EMF in Faraday's Law?
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Undergrad Introductory Rotational Motion Question
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Graduate Would changing the weight of gun components affect recoil?
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Undergrad Block slides down hemisphere; time to leave surface?
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Graduate Numerical integration - verlet algorithm - accuracy
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Undergrad Does Pushing an Object in Space Result in Infinite Kinetic Energy?
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Undergrad Calculating heights from parallax effect
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Graduate Gravity affect on the motion of atoms ?
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High School Difference between the tension force of the rope and that of spring
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Undergrad Centripetal force and friction
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Undergrad Rotation and centrifugal force
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Undergrad Can Distance Traveled be Calculated Mathematically in Average Speed?
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Undergrad Does Bat Weight or Swing Speed More Significantly Affect Ball Exit Speed?
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Graduate Internal Forces and External Forces
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Undergrad Calculating Force on a Sphere with 1 Bar Pressure
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Undergrad What Do Lbf, Lb, and Lbm Really Mean in American Units?
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Undergrad How Far Will Bullet Push Me Back at 70kg, 5g, 340m/s?
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Undergrad How was the formula for kinetic energy found?
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Undergrad Question about torque and center of mass
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Graduate Model Quadruple Pendulum in Mathematica: Interesting Questions & Patterns
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High School Understanding the Center of Gravity: Effects of Mass, Size, Weight, and Density
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Graduate Why Aren't Pressure Differences Included in Capillary Filling Dynamics?
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High School Why Water is Colorless: The Science Behind a Clear Liquid | Kinooze
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Undergrad Why include a 1/2 factor in the drag equation?
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Graduate Earth's rotation having effect on sub-orbital trajectory
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Graduate Deriviation for law of conservation of energy
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Undergrad Coefficient of drag and surface smoothness
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High School What is torque and how does it affect the motion of objects?
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Graduate Do Photons Conserve Angular Momentum?
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Undergrad Inertial frame of reference question for stacked boxes
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Undergrad What force makes fluid flow faster in a smaller pipe?
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Undergrad Solving Catapult Project: Finding Spring Constant
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Undergrad Determining the coefficient of lift
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Undergrad Rotate System: Polar vs Tangential & Normal
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High School Are energy and acceleration related?
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Undergrad Calculating trajectory for a throw (Game-programming)
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Graduate Does Euler Force Affect Flight Experiments on Earth?
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Undergrad Center of gravity of a 3d triangle using weight
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Undergrad Graph of gravitational quantities against distance
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Undergrad How much force is needed to bend a fixed beam channel by 4mm at 'F'?
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Undergrad The coriolis effect and air travel
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Graduate Group velocity and information
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Undergrad Calculate Arm from Torque and Force vectors?
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Undergrad Dimensional analysis of a physical pendulum
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Undergrad Vacuum and pressure will it move?
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Graduate Is Angular Momentum Conserved Without Rotational Symmetry in the Lagrangian?
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Undergrad Is My 3D Simulation Thesis Title Appropriate for a Free Falling Bodies Project?
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High School Mybe stupid but i would like to know (vehicles in relative motion)
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Undergrad Kelvin's thunderstorm\water dropper
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High School Does a Satellite's Velocity Continue to Increase as it Free Falls?
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Undergrad How Does Changing Height Affect Bernoulli's Equation Values?
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Graduate Rate of change of Viscous Force in Couette Flow
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High School Driving an Oil Tanker Truck on Curvy Roads
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Undergrad Law of conservation of Angular Momentum
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High School How does kinetic energy change in circular motion?
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Graduate Graphing acceleration/time, jerk/time
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Undergrad Deriving Velocity For Projectiles
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High School Does a slinky move up and down equally?
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Undergrad Electric Potential: High vs Low: Clarification Needed
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Undergrad Calculating Torque on a Drawbridge: A Challenging Project
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Graduate System Analysis of Collisions and Angular Momentum
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Graduate Ballistic Coefficients vs Drag Coefficients
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Undergrad Why does a heavier sphere fall faster in a liquid ?
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High School A question about carbondioxide
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High School Collision Experiment: Why Roll Back? Magnetic?
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Undergrad Rotational mechanics .hinge reactions
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Undergrad Moment of Inertia: Ignoring Small Bond Axis Molecule
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Graduate Tensor moment of inertia -- why is there a "-" sign?
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Graduate Hamilton-jacobi and action angle
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Undergrad Initial Gyroscopic Precession Using Forces
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Graduate Calculating Mass Moment of Inertia for Slider Crank | Explained
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Undergrad Centripetal acceleration of objects in orbit around the Earth
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High School How do i work out a flow rate?
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Graduate How does the Beer Lambert law work at non-normal incidences?
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Graduate How Can Turbulence Dissipation Rate Be Independent of Viscosity?
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Undergrad Bernoulli's equation and velocity
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Graduate Why is momentum referred to as 'conjugate' in physics?
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