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Undergrad Michelson Morley experiment and heliocentrism

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I want to make friend with who love physics

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Undergrad Can mass be compressed indefinitely?

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Graduate What Are the Negligible Aspects of Physics We Overlook?

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High School Mars Rover "Curiosity" Camera Specs

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Answering Multiple Questions on One Topic: Vital Steps

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Undergrad Physics Student Struggling to Explain Conservation of Linear Momentum

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Most difficult to comprehend concept

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Undergrad How is oil naturally pushed to the top of reservoirs?

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Graduate What causes metals to cold weld in a vacuum?

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High School Everyday observations that reveal scientific phenomena

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High School What's the trick in this wooden block contraption video?

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High School IPhO experimental exam preparation

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Graduate Inorganic life now likely? (Its life, Jim, but not as we know it)

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Undergrad Guitar fret decreasing down a guitar

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Graduate Why does phosphor efficiency drop off during fluorescent lamp use?

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Does chaos really exist?

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Undergrad Did a Clock Error Make Neutrinos Appear Faster Than Light?

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High School Trouble due to incomplete knowledge

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Undergrad Inside a container with non-pure helium

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Undergrad How will current research affect our lifes?

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Graduate Wave through a compressbile material

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Undergrad Engeeniring Physics Bachelor question

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High School What Causes Air Bubbles to Form in Pools and Lakes?

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Undergrad Reviewing a presentation on anomalous magnetic moment

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Undergrad Heisenberg, genius and idiot at the same time

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Undergrad How do I calculate the mass density, given the mass?

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Graduate What areas in physics would you like the Theory of Everything to explain?

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High School What physicist said SR would be garbage by 1945?

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Notable physicists with dramatic personal histories

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Undergrad What if overtone is not achieved?

  • Mr Checkmate
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Undergrad How Does Pascal's Principle Affect Fluid Dynamics and Comfort in Bedding?

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Graduate How time did Einstein waste on a unified field theory

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Graduate What exactly do we mean by nothingness? Im asking about when this

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Undergrad What is the difference between t0 and ti?

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Undergrad Does Low Resolution Compromise Measurement Accuracy?

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Undergrad How to draw 2d objects on 1d paper?

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High School Why does diffusion always go down the concentration gradient?

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High School Mass vs Size: Does Size Affect Mass?

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Undergrad What is the size and behavior of atoms in relation to celestial bodies?

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High School Pumping 2-5ml of liquid through a 2ft tube without loss

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Undergrad What is phase and phase shift in quantum mechanics?

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Undergrad What Are First and Second Order Changes?

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Why Do Scientists Prefer the Kelvin Scale for Temperature Measurements?

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Graduate Units of Volume in Deriving Boltzmann Constant

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High School Wax Rubbed on Paper: Why Paper Becomes Translucent

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Undergrad Why do cathode rays glow green in the gas and cast shadows on the screen?

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High School Why are we able to feel the textures of objects.

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My friend is insufferable and thinks astro is a waste of time

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Undergrad How do you measure length in quantum physics?

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Writing questions out is better than asking them

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Graduate Planck time/length infinite and defined?

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High School What scientific causes could explain apparition sightings?

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Undergrad What Is the Best Motion Analysis Setup for Simple Physics Experiments?

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Undergrad Most efficient way to mine asteroids: bring to Earth or mine in place?

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Undergrad Is the Cheerios Effect Analogous to Gravity?

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Graduate Fastball Physics: Relativistic Baseball

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Graduate Idea to intercept alien communications

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How Can Someone with a Disability and a Passion for Physics Find Fulfillment?

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High School What is between the erath and the moon?

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Graduate Wetness of object after submerging in fluid

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High School What is the mysterious particle that caused a solar paradox?

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Feynman diagram tattoo suggestion

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Undergrad Scientific principles involved in Pan flute

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Undergrad Why is the range of gravity considered infinite?

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Undergrad Is There a Software for Simulating Capillarity Action in Various Shaped Tubes?

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Graduate Can Magnet Doors Launch a Spaceshuttle into Outer Space Without Using Fuel?

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Graduate What is the d slash notation in dE = d⁄Q + d⁄W?

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Undergrad Is Telekinesis Scientifically Possible?

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Undergrad Why Does Moving Medium Not Change Detected Frequency?

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Undergrad Where Do Optics and Photonics Fit in the Classification of Physics?

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Graduate How to calculate the bonding force due to wringing effect in slip guages

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Undergrad Can Branching Capillary Increase Water Height?

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Where to get patent funding for climate research experiments

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News Proof of 'God particle' found (?)

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Undergrad What is the Effect of Ferrofluid Surfactant on Particle Repulsion?

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Can matter be perceived directly?

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Undergrad What essential physics topics should I write about for undergraduates?

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Did Albert Einstein Say "Everything is Energy"?

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Undergrad What causes the bursting of a spherical air bubble?

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Graduate Can We Identify Precise Margins Between Phases in Biphase Material Imaging?

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High School What are some nice modern physics experiment that I can do?

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High School Does anybody know what this apparatus is for?

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High School Why is Air Invisible to the Naked Eye?

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Undergrad Does Running in the Rain Keep You Drier?

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Graduate How Can I Get My Physics Theory Published?

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Graduate What is the name for a curve similar to a blackbody radiation curve?

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High School Portal Physics Scenario: A or B? Input from Physics Forum Community

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Undergrad Forum Etiquette inquiryIs it rude to ask how to design a home project?

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What Does Nothingness Really Mean?

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Undergrad What Are Some Recommended Review Articles in Physics?

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If you had nothing pressing to do, would you look at the ISS?

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Graduate The problem of infinite divisibility and how QE sheds some light

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High School How Long Is the Piano String for the 3rd Harmonic?

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High School Why do planes cause vibrations on the ground as they fly pass?

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Graduate Is there a Young-Laplace equation for solids and gases?

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Graduate Is the allotropy of nitrogen tetranitrogen,

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Undergrad Is Relying on Integral Tables Over Manual Calculation Common in Physics Careers?

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Graduate Metropolis Algorithm and integration volume

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Welcome Sammy! Physics Forum Community Here For You

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