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Can a Bow Launch an Arrow at Supersonic Speeds?
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Why is there an induced EMF in this case?
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What Happens to Closed-Cell Foam at Cryogenic Temperatures?
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Marginal stabilty in s domain
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Insights Animating Black holes and Singularities - Comments
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Problem with Vibration and Waves AP French?
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Does 'Isolated' and 'Free' Mean the Same in Physics Context?
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Any book or website recommendations for learning physics?
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Quantity of matter, mass concentration, molar concentration
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Where does the energy for gravity come from?
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Length generated by all atoms contained in 1 gram of iron
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Is Distance Just an Illusion? The Philosophical Perspective
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Fission or Fusion: What Type of Nuclear Reaction Involves Li-6?
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How Does Magnetic Flux Conservation Apply in Superconducting Circuits?
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Converting 1,602 ×10^−19 C to SI Unit Prefixes
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Does the Magnus Effect Decrease Speed in Sports?
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Why do waves move in a direction?
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Where is the Force Transferred in a Lathe with an Unbalanced Load?
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What Factors Influence the Cooling of Magma Sills in Numerical Models?
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Questions about atoms: shells, attraction, elements
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Integral Form of Gauss' Law at Center of Finite Wire
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Frame of reference and the varying mass problem
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Direction of Burn while in Orbit
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What would it take to fully simulate a physical system?
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What is the derivation of the rocket equation?
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Inconsistency in Significant Digits
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What Happens When an Object Is Dropped from the ISS?
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Why are spherical instruments not more common?
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Theoretical vs Experimental Physics
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Is it possible to achieve absolute zero?
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What is the most *Fundamental* theory in physics?
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Correct results from obsolete theories: Only coincidences?
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Deriving formulas used for vectors in physics.
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"Holey" Bullets Claimed to Go Faster
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How the mathematical wave equation was derived
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