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Force Vector Accuracy: Building Bicycle Racks
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Color through a prism on black and white surfaces.
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Generalization of Fresnel Equations?
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Why Does Resistance Decrease in Parallel Circuits?
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How Can We Measure the Decay Rate of Uranium-238 Given Its Long Half-Life?
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Relationships between these variables in a gyroscope?
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Boltzmann Equation: Entropy & Thermodynamics
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How to apply the Clausius-Clapeyron to geysers
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Finding the Speed of a System of Three Bodies Before Collision
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How Does Room Temperature Affect Air Molecule Energy from Winter to Summer?
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Force between two superconducting wires
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The Science Behind the Blue Evening Sky: Why is it Blue Instead of Red/Orange?
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Who Emits UV in Fluorescent Lamps?
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Understanding Curl in 2D/3D Space
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Compound Microscope: Focal Length of Objective Lens vs Eye Piece
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Infinite Plane Telescope's View of Faraway Person
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Will this gyroscope spin forever?
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What are the attractive forces in a neutral fluid?
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G force calculation of hitting the head
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Physics of handgun recoil (John Browning's tilted barrel)
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Will a Vacuum-Sealed Bottle Move Forward or Backward When Opened Underwater?
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Opinions on science communicators?
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What is the smallest practical unit of time?
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Understanding Physics: What is Time?
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What affects the rate of evaporation in a material?
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What does exponential growth really mean?
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What is the difference between locality and causality?
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Calculating Uncertainty for Focal Length: 50mm + 3mm & 200mm + 5mm
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Why does the centre of gravity shift when a rod is displaced?
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Can We Transfer Energy from the Sun? - James Bond "Day Another Day
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Comparing Silver and Gold Melting Points: Understanding Coefficient C/G °C
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I saw something unexplainable while soldering
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Metals: Physicochemical Properties for Catalytic Conversions
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What Is the Connection Between Viscosity and Shear Stress in Perfect Fluids?
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Why is Gravity Weak? Understanding the Fundamental Forces and Magnetism
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What is the 4th Dimension - 3D World + Time or 4 Axis?
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Can You Get Electricity From Car Catalyst?
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Can Computer Simulations Revolutionize Material Design?
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Why is it easier to balance on a moving bike than a stationary one?
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Did the Object Change Direction When It Stopped?
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Can I Connect a Smaller Valve to a Varian M4 Diffusion Pump for Lower Costs?
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Can We Create a Visual Radio Camera?
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Does V or I remain constant in a discharging battery?
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When a gyroscope precesses, what is pushing it along?
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Why does an object tip over instead of sliding
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Gibbs Free Energy for non-standard conditions
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What is dynamic equilibrium in laymen's terms?
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How to Find Force on Rubber Tube from Piston System?
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(i,j) notation of orders of wave vector
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Dot product vs trigonometry in Gauss' law
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Design 1.5 A Solenoid & Charge 1.5 V Battery
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Which Triangle Experiences Greater Force in a Water Tank?
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Understanding the Doppler Effect: Differences Between Sound and Light
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Understanding EM Wave Transfer when Person Touches Amplifier Input
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Analysis of Standing Waves on a Fixed-End String
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Frame of Reference Dependant Mass & the Resulting Conflicts
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Question about Holograms and 3D mid air images, videos, etc.
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I was wondering if such a pistol can exist?
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Combustion Engines: Anatomy, Benefits & Energy Source
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Is Proton Mass Really Reduced in Helium Nuclei?
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Understanding the Moment of a Force: Statics of Rigid Bodies
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Why is the internal energy change of free expansion 0?
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Question about force in transverse waves on a string
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What variables need to be considered in slingshots?
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How is the b term used in the van der Waals equation?
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Hearing which natural frequencies
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Lagrangian and Hamiltonian. What are these in layman terms?
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Emission spectrum changes with microscope objective?
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Why are high frequencies bands chosen in satellite communication?
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Why do planets and stars flicker?
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What is a Rate? Should Pressure be Defined as a Rate?
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At Home Experiments to Prove Scientific Facts
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Why do NBA players sometimes jump backwards when shooting a basketball?
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What is a Dichromatic Prism and How Does it Work?
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Short, intensive physics/math courses
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How Does Grounding Affect Charge Distribution on a Conductor?
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What Happens When Two Bubbles Interact?
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Fluorescence of fused silica, quartz and Borofloat 33?
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What does seeing an object really mean?
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Pedal-force for bicycle @ 43.2mph ?
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Where Can I Find Dr. Leonnard Susskind's Quantum Mechanics Lectures on DVD?
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What changes does human body exert when it enters a room ?
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Why does the moon orbit the sun?
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Piezo materials -- piezo cable under saddle pickup for accoustic guitars
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How was the van der Waals equation derived?
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Is time an illusion? Is it real to everyone? Please help
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What are the 8 flavors of gluons?
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Self-Sustaining Energy: The Arc Reactor Theory
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Confusing Mechanics Question: Velocity of Rocket on Touchdown
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Ideal gas law: can you use it to find P during exsolution?
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What is the Concept of Colour Force in Quantum Physics?
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Could a planet's atmosphere produce flares?
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What Is the Difference Between Semi-Infinite and Infinite Wires?
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How Does Mass Influence Gravity?
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How do different bodies in the Solar System affect Earth's gravitational pull?
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Why is Glass Transparent? The Science Behind Its Clarity
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What is saturation in terms of wavelength?
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Is Zero Acceleration Proof That an Object Must Be at Rest?
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Understanding Vector Notation: The Role of i, j, and k as Standard Unit Vectors
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How does a light wave change when travelling from water to air?
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