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Natural constants: are they irrational numbers?
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How does a rocket launch straight up?
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Self-Spinning Seat Solution for Remigiusz
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Solving Sun-Earth-Moon Orbit Problem with Solar System Simulator
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Negative Gravity? Is GPE Really -mgh?
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Physics Project Topic Ideas for High School
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Is Faster Than Light Travel Possible Through Kinetic Energy?
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Trapped Ion Computing Question
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Earth's Gyroscopic Effect: Does it Cause Tilt?
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What Materials Can Magicians Use to Secretly Mark Playing Cards for Detection?
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Roller Coaster Physics: Finding Final Velocity
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Can a balance accurately measure the mass of a gas in a balloon?
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Is the Speed of Sound the Limit of Cause and Effect in a Medium?
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Is Math the Key to The Secrets of Physics?
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What is the Greatest Info Density? DNA Holds Record
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What is the Effect of Brewster's Angle on Refracted Light?
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Gravitational Field Strength and Acceleration on Mars
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Can Earth Orbit a Black Hole Indefinitely?
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Does the Earth Have a Frequency?
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How Can You Launch a 0.019 kg Object into a 200,000 Meter Orbit?
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The theory of ones self being dropped as a cat from a three storey window
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Can collaboration lead to scientific breakthroughs?
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Understanding Energy in standing waves
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Requesting relationships to know for success in Physics
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Can materials with different surface properties move without external forces?
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Any Good Resources for Non-Technical, Non- Popular Physics Videos?
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A Time Machine may be on the way
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Could a Fifth Force of the Universe Exist?
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Can a Lagrangian be written for a simple RC or RL circuit?
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Can compounds have a higher density than their component elements?
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Can someone explain Specific Gravity?
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Is Gravitational String Theory the Unified Theory of Everything?
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Why the Sun Doesn't Move: Debunking Common Misconceptions About Solar Motion
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