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Investigating the Effects of Loop Radius on Rollercoaster Performance
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Air in Mercury & Sprengel Pump Explained
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Relative velocities at ends of rod
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Understanding the Zeeman Effect: Internal, External, or Static?
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What does this - ^ mean when it is over a value?
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What is this equation all about ?
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What are the top 5 essential problems for a physicist to understand and solve?
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Why do forces make an object move?
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THE CENTER of The Milky Way Galaxy
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Anthropic Principle Interpretations
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Anyone know a thing about propellers?
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Can Two Neutrinos Form a Black Hole?
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Can Physics Help Us Perfect the Art of Pizza Tossing?
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Quick question about an object hanging from a string?
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Can't we say vector or scalar quantity is relative thing
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Understanding the Strong Force: Protons and Neutrons in Collision
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If Mass can be turned into energy, can enegry be turned to Mass?
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How Do I Calculate the Correct Rod Heights for My DIY Waterphone?
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Is the Mass-Density Relationship Always 1:1?
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How Does the Zeeman Effect Alter Electron Orbitals in a Magnetic Field?
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What Is the Unified Thing of Mass and Energy?
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LED Intensity: Voltage & Band Gap Theory
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New finding with matter/anti-matter?
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Can radio waves pass through walls while visible light cannot?
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Can Two Spaceships Perceive Faster-Than-Light Speeds Relative to Each Other?
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Understanding Fission Reactions: Calculating Energy & Mass in Joules and MeV
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Measurement problem -basic definition.
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How to Derive Time Derivative of Spherical Unit Vectors?
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Does Mass Change with Gravitational Potential Energy?
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How far away is a plane in the sky?
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In Science what usually comes first - Theory or Experiment
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Why does milk overflow when boiled but not water?
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Deriving Gravitational Constant G: Pi, r, \epsilon & k Explained
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HmHow Can I Calculate Force Exerted by a Moving Element?
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What Happens When a Compass is Surrounded by North Poles?
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Gravitational Waves: Do They Bend Like Light?
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How Small Can We Really Go in the Universe?
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Wavelength limits of Planck's Law
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Why Isn't Wind Hot Despite Its Motion?
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Why Does Earth Keep Spinning Around the Sun?
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Why Spheres Spin Differently in Bathtubs & Faucets
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Physics behind the Coanda effect
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Is Light and Gravity the Sole Influence on Tree Branch Growth?
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What happens to matter that isn't vibrating?
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Does Centrifugal Force Act During or After Spinning in a Centrifuge?
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Will a Siphon Function on the Moon?
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Why Does the Moon & Earth Have Different Relationships with the Sun?
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How to Calculate the Force to Maintain an Object in Orbit?
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Solving the Theory of Everything's Equations: A Layman's Guide
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Why does oil show so many colors?
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UBER EASY QUESITON: just need to make sure
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Mass to energy conversion in living beings
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Energy required per day for survival by an individual
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Why don't the moon crash down to earth?
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Ideal Transformer: Vp/Vs, Ip/Is, Np/Ns Ratios
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Oscillations - A puzzling demonstration
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Help Anna Find Multijunction Solar Cell Articles
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Physics Behind Playing a Saxophone
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Physics Behind Lowest Power Panel in Parallel Systems
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If energy is never lost where is it?
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What are the physics in a kaleidoscope?
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Incredibly Difficult Egg Drop Challenge
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Hello,Question.Two people stand beside a long fence. One places
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What Role Does Science Play in the Effectiveness of Vacuumed Containers?
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Here's a question i hope someone can answer
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The World Doesn't Revolve Around You
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Wind Turbine Design - Help w/Equations for Power Output
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Red vs. Microwave/Green Light: Diffraction Patterns
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Constructing a Large Railgun: Seeking Input
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Uncovering the Secrets of How WWI Planes Took Flight
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How does buoyancy cause this wheel to spin?
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Connecting Baking and Physics: Ideas for Your Presentation
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Wave freq vs freq of its oscillating source
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What are some tips for starting to learn physics as a high school freshman?
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How to pick theta while resolving vector.
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What are some potential project ideas for a Grade 12 Physics project?
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Good links to physics demonstrations
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Which wheel moves faster: the smaller or larger one?
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Physics in Movies: The Blues Brothers & The Man With The Golden Gun
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Is There an Infinitely Small Particle That Makes Up Everything?
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Need help making a cloud chamber
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Violation of Kirchhoff's Laws for a Coherent RC Circuit.
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Rust Residue on Aluminum Boat: Removing It
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Where Can I Find Free Physics Courses from MIT?
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How can you measure compressive strength?
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General question about center of mass
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What's special about 3 dimensions?
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Blondel's Theorem: A Math Mystery Explained
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Understanding the Inverse-Square Law in Physics
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Can a Magnetic Field Escape a Black Hole?
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Understanding Gravity: Properties & Effects
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What forces are involved in a container trapping air in water?
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E-field and H-field in a waveguide
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Floating a Jeep: How Many Litres of Air?
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What is the relationship between kg wt and Newtons through dimensional analysis?
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Interfering Photons: How Paul Dirac Explained the Double Slit Experiment
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What is the name of the quantity P ?
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MythBusters: Testing Impact Velocity Error
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All physics laws in one equation, which?
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Is the Meissner effect responsible for a magnet floating above a superconductor?
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