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Motivation for time travel into the past

Mutsi
May 17, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 17, 2011

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High School How Do You Tell Time at the North Pole?

Sanket Karnik
May 14, 2011 · Replies 11 · May 15, 2011

Replies: 11

Undergrad Uncertainty Calculation for Lab Report: Methods & Comparison

omoplata
May 12, 2011 · Replies 8 · May 14, 2011

Replies: 8

We need a Physics Calendar anyone?

Femme_physics
May 13, 2011 · Replies 12 · May 14, 2011

Replies: 12

Undergrad Hi,I'm having difficulty trying to figure out the following

elnino7
May 14, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 14, 2011

Replies: 2

High School Do You Need a Website for Problem Solving?

Nano-Passion
May 13, 2011 · Replies 5 · May 14, 2011

Replies: 5

Undergrad How Can I Make Clear Ice for Multiple Glasses Without Circulating Water?

artrix
Mar 24, 2007 · Replies 17 · May 13, 2011

Replies: 17

Graduate Can a Vector Be Expanded into a Field in Physics?

maburne2
May 12, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 12, 2011

Replies: 2

High School Is buoyancy possible without gravity?

scientifico
May 10, 2011 · Replies 12 · May 11, 2011

Replies: 12

Undergrad When did statistical studies become important for the study of physics?

StevenMiller
May 11, 2011 · Replies 1 · May 11, 2011

Replies: 1

Advice for a 'Murrican going to CERN

Mike Pemulis
May 7, 2011 · Replies 46 · May 11, 2011

2

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I was browsing over my physics course work before going to bed,

Vectus
May 18, 2010 · Replies 3 · May 10, 2011

Replies: 3

Graduate Is Rossi's Cold Fusion the Real Deal?

cmooo
May 9, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 9, 2011

Replies: 2

High School What is a Warm Hole? Understanding the Basics in Simple Terms

sarah03
May 8, 2011 · Replies 11 · May 9, 2011

Replies: 11

Graduate Behavior of foam: floating vs. submerged

Loren Booda
May 5, 2011 · Replies 5 · May 8, 2011

Replies: 5

Graduate Questions About Physics: Perspectives from Macro & Quantum Levels

ƒ(x)
May 7, 2011 · Replies 12 · May 8, 2011

Replies: 12

How my 10 year old cousin learned of the speed of light

1MileCrash
May 8, 2011 · Replies 4 · May 8, 2011

Replies: 4

Create an Edible Musical Instrument: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in G Major

lomantak
Feb 18, 2006 · Replies 18 · May 7, 2011

Replies: 18

Undergrad Why does the atmosphere move with the earth?

quasar987
Dec 16, 2004 · Replies 34 · May 7, 2011

2

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High School Zeno's paradoxes don't understand.

jposs
May 6, 2011 · Replies 8 · May 6, 2011

Replies: 8

Whiteboards vs. Blackboards: What's the Difference?

Monster92
May 6, 2011 · Replies 14 · May 6, 2011

Replies: 14

Mystery Object: S-Shaped & Rotating

surajt88
Apr 28, 2011 · Replies 4 · May 6, 2011

Replies: 4

High School Explain the physics joke Don't be a d^3x/dt^3

yddet12
May 5, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 5, 2011

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High School Can Vacuum Pockets Make Objects Float?

rollcast
May 2, 2011 · Replies 13 · May 5, 2011

Replies: 13

Interested in hearing opinions about this

Xyius
May 3, 2011 · Replies 8 · May 4, 2011

Replies: 8

What is the furthest you can throw something?

AtomicJoe
May 3, 2011 · Replies 68 · May 4, 2011

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High School Matter can neither be created or destroyed

daave220
Apr 28, 2011 · Replies 29 · May 4, 2011

Replies: 29

High School Calculating Output of Solar Cells in KWH

assuc
Apr 23, 2011 · Replies 3 · May 3, 2011

Replies: 3

Graduate Are There Physical Phenomena That Cannot Be Quantized?

Kherubin
Apr 28, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 3, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Physical intuitions for simple statistical distributions

schip666!
May 2, 2011 · Replies 3 · May 3, 2011

Replies: 3

Graduate Is Bubble Fusion a Viable Method for Hydrogen-Hydrogen Fusion?

Jolb
Apr 24, 2011 · Replies 3 · May 3, 2011

Replies: 3

Can You Truly Become the Best Physicist of All Time?

revnaknuma
Apr 28, 2011 · Replies 23 · May 3, 2011

Replies: 23

Undergrad How is Governing Executed in Wind Mills?

ank160
May 2, 2011 · Replies 2 · May 2, 2011

Replies: 2

Graduate What Message Does the Spectral Emission from Star GL1023 Convey?

skyboarder2
Apr 27, 2011 · Replies 6 · May 2, 2011

Replies: 6

Graduate What Does B · ∇ Mean in Curl Formula?

bobfei
Apr 30, 2011 · Replies 6 · May 1, 2011

Replies: 6

Who Among Us Is a Physicist?

theobserver
Apr 29, 2011 · Replies 14 · Apr 30, 2011

Replies: 14

Graduate Investigating the Potential of Nuclear Fusion

AcupOfPwn
Apr 18, 2011 · Replies 43 · Apr 30, 2011

2

Replies: 43

High School What sense(s) does a person use to tell how fast he is running?

pantheid
Apr 29, 2011 · Replies 9 · Apr 30, 2011

Replies: 9

Undergrad Philosophy Major Seeking Physics Answers

i_drank_what?
Apr 25, 2011 · Replies 52 · Apr 30, 2011

2

Replies: 52

Undergrad Wrecks from racing track singularities

Loren Booda
Apr 9, 2011 · Replies 20 · Apr 30, 2011

Replies: 20

High School Why is argon better than a vacuum?

eurekameh
Apr 27, 2011 · Replies 9 · Apr 29, 2011

Replies: 9

Undergrad Did Gravity Remain Constant Since the Time of Dinosaurs?

SharpSolaris
Apr 29, 2011 · Replies 5 · Apr 29, 2011

Replies: 5

How Did Stephen Hawking Continue His Research Despite His Condition?

bobfei
Apr 26, 2011 · Replies 11 · Apr 29, 2011

Replies: 11

Graduate Heisenberg Interpretation vs Objective Collapse

rodsika
Apr 21, 2011 · Replies 5 · Apr 29, 2011

Replies: 5

Graduate A Physics Puzzle: Double Circular Motion

AlexChandler
Apr 25, 2011 · Replies 24 · Apr 28, 2011

Replies: 24

Undergrad What is the Advantage of Using a Gaussian Distribution of Noise in a System?

m~ray
Apr 26, 2011 · Replies 6 · Apr 28, 2011

Replies: 6

High School Can a Vacuum Generate Energy?

CuriouslyDumb
Apr 27, 2011 · Replies 3 · Apr 27, 2011

Replies: 3

Undergrad Drying rate depending on curvature?

jangheej
Apr 27, 2011 · Replies 4 · Apr 27, 2011

Replies: 4

Who Conducted This Experiment?

Shukie
Apr 26, 2011 · Replies 2 · Apr 26, 2011

Replies: 2

Graduate Understanding Regular and Outgoing Functions in Vector Spherical Wave Functions

OKY
Apr 25, 2011 · Replies 4 · Apr 26, 2011

Replies: 4

High School What is the wavelength of tsunami waves?

omerusta
Apr 24, 2011 · Replies 10 · Apr 26, 2011

Replies: 10

High School So what is smell exactly? I'm sorry if this is really basic but I'm

Versus
Apr 25, 2011 · Replies 2 · Apr 25, 2011

Replies: 2

Graduate Fractal geometry in crumpled paper

rafael_01
Apr 24, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 25, 2011

Replies: 1

High School Shortest distance you can travel?

AtomicJoe
Apr 15, 2011 · Replies 62 · Apr 24, 2011

3

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High School Harmonic waver length with respect to open tube diameter

yahman421
Apr 22, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 22, 2011

Replies: 1

Expressing Love for Nerdy Physics Shirts!

mezzoforte
Apr 17, 2011 · Replies 17 · Apr 21, 2011

Replies: 17

High School What is the breaking point of quartz crystal

Kalrag
Apr 20, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 20, 2011

Replies: 1

High School Do we know what creates the wind?

MattBooth44
Apr 19, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 19, 2011

Replies: 1

How Can I Post Equations and Formulas?

PieOperator
Apr 18, 2011 · Replies 3 · Apr 19, 2011

Replies: 3

Graduate Time evolution of a diffusion equation

Juliousceasor
Mar 13, 2011 · Replies 18 · Apr 19, 2011

Replies: 18

Undergrad How Did Overcoming Addiction Lead to a Passion for Physics?

blade123
Apr 16, 2011 · Replies 11 · Apr 19, 2011

Replies: 11

High School Any ideas of how gyroscopes are applied in environment?

omgwtfitsp
Apr 18, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 18, 2011

Replies: 1

High School What Are Some Overlooked Physics Concepts in Wrestling and Other Combat Sports?

coolio
Apr 17, 2011 · Replies 7 · Apr 18, 2011

Replies: 7

High School Physics Equation: Share Your Fav Equation & Explain What It Describes

AstrophysicsX
Apr 18, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 18, 2011

Replies: 1

Physics student dies in lab accident

jtbell
Apr 14, 2011 · Replies 40 · Apr 18, 2011

2

Replies: 40

Graduate Can Next Generation Telescopes See More than Just a Dime in San Francisco?

Loren Booda
Apr 16, 2011 · Replies 7 · Apr 17, 2011

Replies: 7

Getting Physics Forum Answers from Google Search

Drakkith
Apr 14, 2011 · Replies 10 · Apr 16, 2011

Replies: 10

Undergrad Athletics Question: Establishing Relationship between Energy & Distance

eldrick
Apr 15, 2011 · Replies 3 · Apr 15, 2011

Replies: 3

High School Why is the unit prefix micro pronounced as myoo instead of mu?

PainterGuy
Apr 14, 2011 · Replies 12 · Apr 15, 2011

Replies: 12

Undergrad Is Gravity Relative to Density Alone

mAMBOkING
Apr 13, 2011 · Replies 3 · Apr 14, 2011

Replies: 3

A device that can measure height

chebyshevF
Apr 14, 2011 · Replies 2 · Apr 14, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Phase difference in Stationary waves

elemis
Apr 14, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 14, 2011

Replies: 1

What is the Highest RPM in the Universe?

fedorfan
Jan 21, 2007 · Replies 25 · Apr 14, 2011

Replies: 25

Undergrad Why Are There So Few Physics Majors?

Xyius
Apr 12, 2011 · Replies 20 · Apr 14, 2011

Replies: 20

Graduate Whores and Nuclear Science and Work Force Reducition

Phrak
Apr 4, 2011 · Replies 7 · Apr 13, 2011

Replies: 7

How I learn in cambridge university

the doctor
Apr 12, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2011

Replies: 1

Undergrad Same note (pitch), male and female voices - what's different?

wildetudor
Apr 11, 2011 · Replies 2 · Apr 12, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Does Gravity Pull Outwards on Objects Within Hollow Spheres?

rubeszilla
Apr 10, 2011 · Replies 16 · Apr 12, 2011

Replies: 16

High School How to tell if an object is moving

Yoghurt114
Apr 11, 2011 · Replies 5 · Apr 11, 2011

Replies: 5

Graduate How can I express velocity using length, mass, pressure, area, and density?

nv95
Apr 11, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 11, 2011

Replies: 1

Undergrad Photosynthesis converts CO2 into sugars, can we industrialize this process?

JDoolin
Apr 3, 2011 · Replies 5 · Apr 9, 2011

Replies: 5

High School What Is the Maximum Number of Times You Can Fold a Sheet of Paper?

BobG
Dec 10, 2004 · Replies 14 · Apr 8, 2011

Replies: 14

Undergrad Terrasects and the fourth-dimension

Benito12
Apr 8, 2011 · Replies 4 · Apr 8, 2011

Replies: 4

Searching for Web Series - Physicists Video Blogs/Documentaries

Fr34k
Apr 7, 2011 · Replies 3 · Apr 8, 2011

Replies: 3

Undergrad The Physics of Fire: Understanding Ignition & Oxygen

rhenretta
Apr 5, 2011 · Replies 2 · Apr 6, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Longitude and Latitude to Distances

Hemib
Apr 5, 2011 · Replies 4 · Apr 6, 2011

Replies: 4

Undergrad Can you make an object have a stronger graviational pull if you make is denser?

zeromodz
Mar 30, 2010 · Replies 29 · Apr 5, 2011

Replies: 29

Graduate How do we get energy specters for random waves

71GA
Apr 5, 2011 · Replies 1 · Apr 5, 2011

Replies: 1

Undergrad Can pressure while snorkeling cause tooth pain from an air pocket in a filling?

Brian LB
Apr 3, 2011 · Replies 16 · Apr 4, 2011

Replies: 16

Do you find it easy to explain physics?

Smiles302
Apr 3, 2011 · Replies 12 · Apr 4, 2011

Replies: 12

High School Is the Definition of Energy in Physics Misleadingly Presented Online?

physics girl phd
Apr 4, 2011 · Replies 7 · Apr 4, 2011

Replies: 7

Question about sleep and consciousness

atjta
Apr 2, 2011 · Replies 14 · Apr 2, 2011

Replies: 14

Undergrad Building an atmospheric chamber

mtrip
Mar 31, 2011 · Replies 3 · Apr 1, 2011

Replies: 3

Undergrad Why Are Some Phenomena Unsolved in Physics?

jobsism
Apr 1, 2011 · Replies 5 · Apr 1, 2011

Replies: 5

High School Proof Stress Calculation with Excel 2007: Manual or Automated?

cbor0023
Mar 31, 2011 · Replies 2 · Mar 31, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad What will happen to capillary rise effect if we take capillary to

phymatter
Mar 30, 2011 · Replies 2 · Mar 31, 2011

Replies: 2

Undergrad Does gravity effect viscosity ?is viscosity independent od gravity ?

phymatter
Mar 30, 2011 · Replies 2 · Mar 31, 2011

Replies: 2

Did you have really believed about the force actually is made up by

xiaoB
Mar 30, 2011 · Replies 1 · Mar 30, 2011

Replies: 1

Cold Fusion Back In The Limelight - Guest Speaker Dr. Brian Josephson

Thetom
Mar 25, 2011 · Replies 85 · Mar 30, 2011

3

Replies: 85

Do you have a personal reference book? Share tips on creating one!

Livethefire
Mar 30, 2011 · Replies 5 · Mar 30, 2011

Replies: 5

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