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B What are the rules for static and kinetic friction?
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I Analog vs Digital: How Digital Representations Reflect the Analog Universe
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B Proton decay probability (Bayesian or frequentist?)
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I What is physicial interpretation of deviatoric strain rate
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B Understanding Probability and Fairness in Coin Tosses
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I Connection Between Calculus and Physics
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B Discrete definitions of Physics Standard Units
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I Understanding Resistivity: Series or Parallel Circuit with an Inductor?
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I Solving a Second-Order Wave Equation
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I How realistic is the term "ground"
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A See gases with consumer IR camera
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Calculate the energy in a sauna hot stone
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I Understanding the Color Effect of Sharpie Ink on Different Surfaces
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Understanding the 5km Horizon: How Far Can We See at the Beach?
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A Fundamental Arguments For The Form Of The Lagrangian, L=T-U
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Zener Diode Breakdown: Effects on PN Junction & Holes/Electrons
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How to Make Graphene: Tips for Taking it a Step Further
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B Beating the physics of a railgun
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B What is the deepest hole in the world?
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B Detecting Smartphone Waves Using Toy - VIDEO
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A Understanding the Science Behind Anti-Gravity Spray on YouTube
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B High School Physics Presentation Ideas?”
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B How Would a Hollow Earth Structure Impact Gravity?
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Railroad wheels and energy generation
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B Deriving the gravitational constant factor for lbf
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B What Are the Key Differences Between Panchromatic and Multispectral Images?
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B Are there any researchers on the concept of time?
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B FYI Webcast from CERN on 9/30/16 for HS students and laymen
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Center of gravity and Center of mass different?
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I Time lag before application of force
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I Difference between vectors in physics and abstract vectors
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How Does SPDC Happen? A Guide for Beginners
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A Can Noise Cancelling Theory Be Used to Send Secret Messages?
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I Horizontal Noise Stripes in an Image
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I Physical Significance of Eccentricity & Semi-Latus Rectum of Orbital Ellipse
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A Data Analysis: consistency of e.g. two measurements
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B How do you know if you need cos or sin?
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B Trash Can Fire Tornado: Does It Really Happen?
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I Are Pagers More Reliable Compared to Phones?
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A Kirchhoff law for absorption and emission of a gas
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I Guaranteeing turbulent flow in a gas pipe
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I Energy to turn a shifting mass wheel?
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B Are parallel vectors always in the same direction?
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I Multichannel analyzer to computer
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B Why are two cellophane tapes attracted when ripped apart?
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B Centre of Charges Coincide & Dipole Moment: Explained
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A Limiting factors in Diamond Anvil Cells
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I Understanding Point Masses: Key Concepts and Limitations for A Level Physics
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I Pinwheels for Wind turbines? In class, pinwheels proved most
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I Forces that keep a free vortex turning
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I Are There Always Conditions for Writing Q=CΔT in Heat Transfer Processes?
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Can Objects Continue Traveling Forever in a Vacuum?
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I Marine Propeller Thrust: How Do I Calculate It?
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B Calculating the Effects of Velocity and Gravity on Orbital Motion
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I Does a Conductor Inside Another Conductor Have a Constant Potential?
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B Do Gravitational Slingshots cause G-forces
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I How much wind force does a moving vehicle generate?
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B What Are Common Misconceptions About Newton's Laws of Motion?
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I Why equal volumes of diferent gases have the same number of molecules @ STP?
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A Functionality of draft Tube in Turbine
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B Lenovo Thinkpad E460: Ideal Laptop for Research and Code Writing
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B Why we take the least # of significant digits when multiplying?
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B How Does Changing Gravity and Speed of Light Affect the Planck Scale?
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I Did the Michelson Morley Experiment Prove the Existence of Ether?
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A Poynting Vector in Non-Magnetic Dielectric Media
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Can illuminance be converted to luminance or vice versa?
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B Why Does Matter Outweigh Antimatter?
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B Understanding In-Phase and Definite-Phase Relationships
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B Do galvanic cells depend on distance?
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B Is F = -mg a mistake in orbital mechanics?
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I Does anything ever repel gravity?
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I Computer exploration of fundemental constants
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I What is a free vector and how does it relate to vectors in spacetime?
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B Need help explaining river-boat problems
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B Variation of the classic problem about the student and bus
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B Does Atmosphere Dilation Affect Sunlight Travel Time? | Explained
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I Comparison of solid and hollow cylinder
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B Is Time a Dimension or a Measure of Movement?
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B What dimensions aren't geometry based?
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B For oscillations, why do we use angles in waves and oscillat
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I Pressurization rate vs. Mass Flow rate
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I How Does Acceleration Affect the Doppler Effect in Moving Sound Emitters?
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B Regarding Young's two slit experiment
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B Electric vs. Magnetic Force: A Discussion
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Understanding Sonic Booms and Light Speed Phenomena
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B What Function Models Linear Amplitude Decay?
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I Dimensional Analysis: Torque, Moment of Inertia & Angular Acceleration
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A Understanding the Up-Left Quadrant of Pump Function: Q>0 and n<0
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I How much does the mass of the earth effect moon gravity?
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B Is there a such thing as being outside of our sun's gravitat
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A Achieving q-switching through cavity stability manipulation
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I Unifying Gravity: How Physicists Concluded 10-35m Unification
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I Help understanding internal energy
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B How Easy To Pull Two Atoms Apart?
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B How can I control the amount of air vs water in an inverted bottle dispenser?
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B Bicycle Physics: Breaking the Math Barrier
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B Does physics allow us to create large amounts of negative energy?
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I How Do Supersonic Waves Compare to Subcritical and Supercritical Fluid Flows?
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