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Double slit results that I can't explain, help
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Definitions of few physics terms
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Which Averages Determine the Linear Least Squares Fit in Physics Experiments?
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I want to fabricate a pn junction
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Can a Man Stop a Helicopter Taking Off?
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Forces Applied to Bicycle Pedals
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Why Did Temperatures Drop Despite Identical Sunny Skies?
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Making an insulator become a conductor?
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Is it possible for a stable system
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Poiseullie's Equation experiment
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe with E8 Theory
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Keeping Worms Warm in Upstate NY Without Electricity
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What are the fundamentals in today's science?
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Cell Phones & Cancer: Examining Interaction Mechanisms
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Why Does a Rocket's Momentum Remain Unchanged but Its Kinetic Energy Increases?
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What Determines Color at the Molecular Level?
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Why would dust be attracted to a CD wiped with a dry cloth?
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Pitch vs Noise: Understanding the Difference and Its Scientific Explanation
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What Is a Wood's Replica Grating and How Was It Used in Optics?
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Does this soda can anti-gravity trick have any validity?
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Testing Compression/Tension of Popsicle Sticks in Physics Bridge
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Can Coal Be Clean? Debate & Survey
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Why Doesn't the Glass Move When You Pull the Paper/Cloth?
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How come no interferance takes place
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High school project to propel a toy rocket as high as possible
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Could Alternative Definitions in Physics Revolutionize Our Understanding?
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Why do magnetic fields follow the right-hand rule instead of the left-hand rule?
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Can someone explain how plucking a guitar string produces multiple harmonics?
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Rocket Ship Question: How Much Gas for 2000 MPH?
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Does Shape Affect Terminal Velocity?
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Calculating Percent Error When Accepted Value is 0
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How Does Radius Change Over Time Relate to Torque and Newton's Second Law?
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Can a Car Turn 90 Degrees at High Speeds Using a Grappling Hook?
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Questions about roller coaster physics
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Why Can't I Lift More with a Barbell Than Dumbbells?
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Trampoline Problem: Find Minimum h Value for Sinusoidal Function
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What is the exact formula for calculating bubble resonance frequencies?
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Revolutionizing Music Sharing: A New Type of Headphones for Unborn Babies
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Why Did My Pub's Cellar Temperature Rise During a Sudden Cold Snap?
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Rocket Launch from Mt. Everest Equator: Benefits & Efficiency
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Does the Coriolis Force Affect Tea Leaf Movement in a Stirred Cup?
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Is the Existence of Aether Particles Debated in Physics?
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Is Building a Mass Spectrometer for a Senior Project Feasible?
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How Does the Envelope of a Light Wavepacket Change at a Media Interface?
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Deconvolution of Spectra for Near-Infrared Astronomical Instruments
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How Does Cutting a Circle from a Square Affect Its Center of Mass?
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Why Does Whiskey and Water Swap Despite Being Miscible?
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DIY Vacuuming at Home - 75+% Efficiency
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Global warming investigatory project
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Can a Slingshot Accurately Shoot a Basketball into a Hoop?
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Does Absolute Zero Occur in the Universe?
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Excite a Circuit: Wheatstone Bridge Strain Gage Application
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What Are the Differences Between Nits, Lumen, Lux, and Candela?
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Is Gravity Magnetic Attraction?
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What Happens When You Fire & Drop a Bullet from a 2 Story Building?
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Increasing Spin: Ice Skater's Formula Revealed
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Can a device generate 10^25 electrons per second?
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Regarding the density of an Object in another density layer
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In the literature, I occassionally see something like this:
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Understanding Alternating Current Supply in Households
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Exploring Hookes Law: Impact of Width on Elasticity
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Unfrozen freezy pops a bewitched frozen treat
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Found this little atrocity on ZDnet
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Finding the distance an object will travel
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Solving Physics Problems: Gravitation, Upthrust & Buoyancy
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Nonconducting Liquids: Vegetable Oil & Mineral Oil
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Question about Ice in a drink cooler
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Finding Source of Image: Concentric Rings, Torus, Plusses/Minuses
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Solving the Properties of Iron Ions Fe2+ and Fe3+
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How do gyroscopic forces affect a bicycle's stability?
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Understanding the Width of Distribution for Error Analysis
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Calculating Group Velocity of Schrodinger Waves: Dispersion Relation
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Where to best increase efficiency?
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Solve Pool/Snooker Dispute: Smaller or Larger Tip?
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I am trying to do a research project for school
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Find Simple Circuit Schematics and Build Instructions
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Lepton beta decay when m near m_W?
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Determining Water Ratio for Rocket Launch
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What Are the Key Properties and Uses of Diamonds?
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Shocking Theory: Light Bulbs Suck Dark In
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Increasing efficiency of PV cell
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Forehead Thermometer: How Liquid Crystals Work
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Modern Definition of Time & Length Units
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What Are Degrees of Freedom and Why Do They Matter?
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Can black holes and alien invasions explain the Tunguska event?
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Creating a Paper Egg Drop: Challenges & Ideas
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How to Calculate Percent Error in Measurements
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Adrian’s Game of Bagatelle (named after its creator - AJ)
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The Impact of Vibration on Human Health
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Concept behind levitating object mirage
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Maximizing Launch Distance for a Penny Shooter
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Why is Snow White Instead of Clear Like Ice?
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Solve the World's Energy Needs? Any Non-Fusion Possibilities?
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Does Velocity Remain Constant in Vertical Motion?
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What Does Diurnalised Refer to in Statistics?
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How Do You Determine Clockwise vs. Counterclockwise in Torque?
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The Physics of Stopping: Mercedes Commercial 80 mph in 4 Sec
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I want help about hologragh screen
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Which laws of physics are violated with teleportation?
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Differential Equations: Laws of Nature
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