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Undergrad Forced Vibration: Amplitude Of Vibration Changes Periodically?
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Undergrad Prof. Walter Lewin Explains "That's that rho of s
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Why we always say that time is forward?
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High School Archimedes' Weapon: Focussing Mirror Melts Car in London
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High School Is It Risky to Use Mobile Phones in Lightning?
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High School Possible webpage title: What is the Definition of Wavelength in Physics?
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How much water is needed to float a ship
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High School How do you know if someone far away is walking towards you or away
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High School Biophysical? Does the room feel colder?
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High School Dots on physics equations. What do they mean?
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How can physicists make the world a better place?
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High School What are the main branches of physics?
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Undergrad Is this a waveform or random data?
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Graduate Planck and Boltzmann Distribution
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Fund Your Research: Physicists, Build Your Business & Reach Your Goals
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Graduate Significance of orthogonal polynomials
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Undergrad Difference between nano physics and nanotechnology
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Undergrad Calculating Radiosonde Track: Altitude, Wind Speed, Temperature & More
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Undergrad Why Mild Steel has two Yield Points ?
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Graduate Understanding the Meaning of Mass Squared and Weighing 8.7 kg2 Explained
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Welcome Matthew! 14 Yr Old Theor. Physicist w/ Asperger's
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Cooking Splatter: What Happens & Why?
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High School What happends when you cut something in half?
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Need help finding comic about refuting belief in gravity etc.
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Graduate Can Relativity and Quantum Theory be Applied to Infinity?
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High School MRI Headphones: Non-Metal Conductors Explained
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Undergrad Why did the ISS cost so much money?
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Graduate What is the Dynamic Scaling Theory for Ultrasonic Absorption in Binary Mixtures?
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Undergrad What Is Energy and How Can We Define It?
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Undergrad Symbols used to represent surface area Ratio in Refrigeration
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Graduate Unraveling the #1 Mystery in Physics: Is There Order in Chaos? | LiveScience"
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High School How does energy and forces interact?
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Undergrad What known equations have units s²/m² ?
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High School Dalton's Law: Why is My Answer Wrong?
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High School Is resistor a conductor or an insulator?
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MHB Check out the Perseid meteor shower....
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Who is Celebrating Their 126th Birthday Today in the World of Physics?
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High School Where can I find beginner-friendly physics videos to understand the universe?
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I'm a Portuguese physics student willing to know people like me
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Can You Rap Your Way Through Physics?
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Graduate Computer Simulations and Their Importance
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Undergrad What does it mean to model an object?
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Undergrad What was the first continuity equation?
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Undergrad Can Scalar Wave Communication Be Interfered With or Enhanced?
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High School Explain Energy (is it physical)?
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Undergrad Exploring the Unknown: The Fear and Fascination of Scientific Discoveries
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News Help find the script of a short video about Curiosity
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High School Question about Specific Gravity.
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Feynman's Best Science Quotes on Matter, Energy, & Life
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I feel like my passion for science is gone. IDK how to get it back.
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News Pitch Drop Experiment: Finally Captured on Camera!
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Using steam to force out fumes in apartment
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Graduate Derivation of formula for capillary action
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High School Discover 25 Exciting Maritime Physics Ideas for High School Students
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Average IQ of professional physicists/mathematicians?
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Introducing Myself: Learning About the Universe
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Graduate How Can We Detect a Hidden Human Presence Without Using Traditional Senses?
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Know of any Funny Physics Jokes for Shirts?
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Graduate What is the latest breakthrough in stopping light?
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Undergrad Is Your Understanding of Wonky Science Leading You Astray?
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Undergrad Is the Law of Attraction Connected to Quantum Physics?
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Graduate The Story of Energy, or How To Write Garbage
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Who's the smartest living physicist?
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Undergrad Optimizing String Placement for Accurate Friction Experiments
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High School Why did the crude oil train crash and explode in Canada?
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Science museums, monuments and tours in europe
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Stephen Hawking warning that our extinction is on the horizon
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Graduate What did you get out of 1000 hrs. of Susskind lectures?
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Graduate What direction is a shrinking cube going + logical problem
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High School Does nth Harmonic Always Produce n Loops?
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High School Why multiplication produces new uniits but not addition or subtraction
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Graduate Is it possible to calculate in physics with different sets of axioms?
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High School Gravity Weaponry: Fact or Fiction?
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Graduate How do irrational numbers play a role in physics?
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Can Protons Pass Through the Brain?
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Undergrad Calculating PSI to KW Conversion | Dale's Questions
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Undergrad Would a big enough manmade metal sphere have gravity?
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Undergrad Solving Oxygen Flow Rate Issue with One Cylinder
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Graduate How Does Dr. Ian Chapman's Research Impact Nuclear Fusion Technology?
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Undergrad How can an isolated system be defined and applied in different contexts?
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Graduate Will Quantum Mechanics & Relativity Stand the Test of Time?
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Undergrad How to Calculate Air Flow Through a 1/4 Inch Pipe at 90 PSI?
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Graduate What will be the next big thing in physics?
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Graduate Physical meaning of 3 order spatial derivative?
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Graduate Does Damping Affect the Coherence Between Broadband Signals?
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When the word light is mentioned what comes into your mind?
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High School Physics experiments with the Rasperry Pi
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High School What Fills the Space Between Atoms and Molecules in Gases?
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Undergrad What Are the Best Resources for Refreshing Physics Knowledge Before Junior Year?
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High School Is time goes faster for short things?
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Undergrad Calculating e=mc^2 using foot-pounds of force
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Undergrad Color of Halogens: Bromine Anomaly
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High School Can Air Conditioners Power Jetpacks?
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Undergrad Why it is not possible to have divisions of vectors?
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High School How Do You Calculate Wavelength from Frequency?
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Undergrad Is everyone's brain capable of learning physics
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