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The SI Unit Henry: Magnetic Induction & Voltage
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Why are word problems in physics posing a challenge for self-taught learners?
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Calculating Force Needed to Topple Over 900 lb Aquarium
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How is sound and electrical energy created during thunderstorms?
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Discover the Truth Behind Hooke's Law with These Essential Questions | Splint
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Question if a driver would be thrown from a vehicle?
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Gravity Turbine: Harnessing Power from Falling Mass
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Physics of a Syringe: Surface Tension & Water Retention
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Why does a lead acid battery spark when connecting to opposite terminals
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Molecular Opposites: Can We Determine Exact Opposite?
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Can someone explain the following logic used to define the meter?
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H-alpha line in galaxies/ hubble redshift
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Pascals's Principle and Airsoft?
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Why is the product of n0 and po always a constant for a given
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LC Oscillations seem impossible to me
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Informal experiment in IR detection
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Mass creation from m=e/c^2. is it even possible?
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When is a theory a theory and not just a theory?
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Calculating Field Strengths of EM & Gravitational Fields
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The Mystery of Jupiter's Gravity: How Can it Eject Asteroids?
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How to account for gravity on a given force?
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How Long Would Earth React to the Sun's Instant Disappearance?
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Why do things have the color they have?
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Does Metre Affect Vector Outcome in Calculation?
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My tutor set me out to figure out how shadows are 3D.I'm 14 so I
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What is undamped vibration absorption ?
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Possible changes in the Law of Gravitation
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What Is the True Nature of Energy?
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What is the 5th State of Matter? Understanding the Fifth State of Matter
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Building a Storage Loft: Joist Hangers for Concrete and Drywall
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What condition defines a principal stress?
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Looking for info on Bremsstrahlung
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Classical Unified Field Theory
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How Does the Geometry of Space Affect Gravitational Wave Amplitude?
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Can kirchoff's laws be used to analyze simple parallel/series
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Could a Voitenko Compressor be Used in a Missile for Armor-Piercing Attacks?
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How to Compute Poisson Ratio Correctly?
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How much H.P for a sugar cane crusher?
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Overdamping vs. convergent oscillation
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Motivation for time travel into the past
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Can Magnetic Fields Create a Lightning Gun by Steering Electric Currents in Air?
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Energy losses in cables: What is the ohmic loss?
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Is Archimedes' Principle Always Accurate in Real-World Applications?
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Longest hangtime for vertically-propelled rocket?
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Dynamic Soaring: Reaching 392mph with Radio Control Gliders
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How Do You Convert Spectral Irradiance into Heat Flux?
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Calculate Gravity of 3 kg Rock in Vacuum
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Physics of a punch: compression, stress/strain, etc.
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How Do You Tell Time at the North Pole?
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Uncertainty Calculation for Lab Report: Methods & Comparison
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Hi,I'm having difficulty trying to figure out the following
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Can Wind-Powered Auto Alternators Safely Generate Home Electricity?
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Do You Need a Website for Problem Solving?
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Solving Aerial Delivery Math Problem - Get Help Here
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Large Ice Mold (taming the beast)
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Does a Seat Belt Increase Risk of Injury in a Car Crash?
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Building a model out of nothing explains a lot.
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Can We Create Antimatter More Efficiently and Effectively?
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Thick or Thin Wire for Coil Gun: Physics Project
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How Can I Make Clear Ice for Multiple Glasses Without Circulating Water?
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How Do Satellites Orbit Lagrange Points Without Mass?
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What methods are used to CONFIRM the compisition of a star from spectral lines?
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Can a Vector Be Expanded into a Field in Physics?
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Spinning at the North Pole: Equator to Arctic Teleportation
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How to calculate gravitational force?
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Isochoric Processes: What's the Story?
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Solar Panel Efficiency: Temperature Effect
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Intensity of single slit and double slit
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Is buoyancy possible without gravity?
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When did statistical studies become important for the study of physics?
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Finding mass of Earth using the Moon and Kepler
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What Is the Constant in Boyle's Law and Combined Gas Law?
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Understanding the Randomness of Quantum Processes and the Arrow of Time
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How Would Tides Affect an Island Lake Connected to a Distant Ocean?
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Should I turn off my upstairs air conditioning during peak hours to save energy?
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Do Stars Flicker Colour & Intensity in the Night Sky?
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What is a Warm Hole? Understanding the Basics in Simple Terms
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Is the Force Exerted by the Box on the Earth the Normal Force?
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Behavior of foam: floating vs. submerged
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How do vector functions behave under transformations for symmetry?
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Solving Statics Questions: Radio Tower, Fw, Fv, Fh
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The reason behind the inverse proportionality r^2 to the force of attraction
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Mixing Colors: Understand Red, Blue, Green & White
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I was wondering would it be possible to have more than one rainbow
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Moment of force and the meter rule
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Create an Edible Musical Instrument: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in G Major
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Why does the atmosphere move with the earth?
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Permittivity versus conductivity
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Question About Time: An Exploration
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Help solving Tornado Tree Problem in Alabama
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Zeno's paradoxes don't understand.
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Distance cut in half infinitely (shooting an arrow at tree)
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Why Does a Cycloid Curve Minimize Travel Time?
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Fusion in a Coffee Cup: Can It Lead To New Propulsion?
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Can Vacuum Pockets Make Objects Float?
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Force on a plate due to air jet
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How Does Earth's Gravity Accumulate?
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Can an Inertial Frame Stop a Constantly Rotating Object?
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What is the furthest you can throw something?
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Is amplitude always perpendicular to the rest axis?in a wavelength
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