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High School Direction of Vectors: 30 degrees N or E
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Graduate LENR: The Controversial Field of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions Revisited
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High School Measuring wind in a vertical wind tunnel
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Who is your favorite physicist and why?
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Graduate Doing Science Degree as Housebound 35yo Woman
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High School Random happenings? (trying to figure out what it was)
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Graduate Calculate Earth's Mass Using Gauss Law & Density
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High School Why Does Tapping a Can of Carbonated Drink Stop Fizzing
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High School Get the Facts on Super Connecter: Characteristics, Experiments & Applications
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Graduate Does life present any information paradox?
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Graduate Coupled Oscillations - Solving for Eigenvectors & Solutions
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Mit physics 2008 vids (not complete yet)
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Graduate What is Bragg Detuning and How Does it Affect Bragg Gratings?
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High School You're in a room with 2 iron bars
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What Is the True Nature of Time?
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Graduate Can Leptons and Quarks Lead to a Theory of Everything?
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Graduate Empathy and the Exchange Operator/Interaction
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Graduate Can Prophecy Violate Quantum Mechanics?
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Undergrad If they are out there why don't we hear them?
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High School How Does Purple Connect Red and Blue on the Color Wheel?
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Graduate Help for forum invader on making an object hover.
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What English Name Suits a Chinese Physics Enthusiast Gazing Toward the Horizon?
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Graduate Is Top-Down Causation Viable in Current Physics?
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Graduate Hypothesis, theory, model, and law definitions
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Undergrad What Are the Best Books to Prepare for Classical Calc-Based Physics?
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High School What Happens to Water in a Sealed, Heat-Resistant Container?
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Graduate Computer modeling of physical systems
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Graduate Wolfgang Pauli was certainly interested in psychology
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High School How many decibels does a regular apartment wall cancel out?
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Graduate Does Time Exist as a Physical Dimension and How Do We Make Sense of It?
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Undergrad Can Nano-Technology Provide an Anti-Slip Solution for Slippery Surfaces?
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Graduate Uncovering Contrast in Bright Field Microscopy: Beyond Shadows and Imperfections
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Undergrad How Can I Create Clickable Shapes in a Flash Game?
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Graduate I think this is a pretty good question.
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Greatest physicists never used calculators
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High School Understanding Stephen William Hawking's Theories on Black Holes
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Graduate Can Quantum Particles Be Understood as Information in a Von Neumann Framework?
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What Are the Best Advanced Science and Engineering Series Like Bill Nye?
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Graduate Are Universal Constraints Reflected in Neuronal and Galactic Structures?
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Close Call: Asteroid 2009 DD45 Passes Earth
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Undergrad How to detremine the lifetime of a LED
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Graduate Fads and Fallacies in the name of Theory
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Some free video lectures on Physics, maths and all sciences
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Graduate What does the phrase Superlinear refer to?
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Graduate Would Proving Time Isn't Real Challenge Our Understanding of the Universe?
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Undergrad Why is There a Double Tidal Bulge?
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Can Listening to Strange Music Improve Cognitive Function?
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How can Bright Zinc plated Steel Shelves go rusty in a Fridge?
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High School Question about Ananova Article: Does it Make Sense?
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Graduate Is the Physics Prank Problem a Chaotic, Coupled, and Damped System?
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Graduate Do Cosmologists Truly Believe in Their Theories?
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High School Is it Possible to Contaminate our Sun?
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High School Can anyone explain the European standard for cookware lid design requirements?
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Graduate Geocentricity, or modern geocentrism - request for possible refutations
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High School Vacuum cleaner with pc fan possible?
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Undergrad Is 1 cm equal to 8.066 meV-1 in unit conversion?
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Graduate Hemoglobin-Oxygen binding energy
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Where Can I Find a Physics Artist for My Popular Science Paper?
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High School Horizontal Flame: Investigating an Unexplained Phenomenon
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Undergrad Understanding Waveform Notation in Complex Numbers
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Physics Project - Properties of a Tsunami
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High School Oxyhydrogen Welders: Educate Me on Single Phase Power
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Undergrad Best way to ionize compounds and/or elements?
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High School Hovercraft levitation - simple ideas needed
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Graduate Is a Revolution in Physics Imminent?
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Undergrad Can Time Travel Be Possible Along a One-Dimensional Vector Line?
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Uncovering the Mystery: The Truth About Candle Flicker"
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What Are the Best Gift Ideas for a Young Optics/Laser Physics Supervisor?
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Graduate A question and a small rant on mystics who abuse QM
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High School Understanding Precision and Accuracy: Demystifying Uncertainty in Measurements
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High School How Vacuum is Measured: Understanding the Measurement of Vacuum in Hg Units
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High School Explore Future Household Energy Concepts with a Powerball Generator
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Undergrad Motor which operate solely on magnet and gravity?
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Graduate Ball Lightning Debunk, New Proposal
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Why Does My Mum Constantly Affect Electronics?
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Undergrad HG Wells: The first to call time a fourth dimension?
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Undergrad What is the relationship between gravity and a static force?
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Undergrad Is it possible to convert kg/(kWh) to litres/100m ?
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Graduate Can Physics Theories About the Universe's End Cause Depression?
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High School Unbelievable Optical Illusions: How Your Eyes Can Deceive You
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Graduate Maximizing Dice Fairness: Examining Symmetry and Center of Gravity
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Undergrad Laplace transform of step function
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Undergrad Wind turbine, conceptual question
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Graduate Waves, Energy, Blackbodies and Modes
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Graduate Puzzling Physics: Questions on Speed of Light, Pressure, Absolute Velocity
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High School Finding the Right Book to Understand the Doppler Effect
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High School What are the effects of earthquake waves on skyscrapers?
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High School Mastering the 90-Degree Wave Lag: A Quick and Easy Guide
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Discover the Fastest Moving Place on Earth: World Whirled
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Undergrad How Do Surface Waves Behave in an Ocean of Oil?
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Undergrad Should Uncertainty Dictate Significant Figures in Physics Calculations?
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High School What is Energy? Is it Tangible or Physical?
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Graduate Can Cosmology Offer Hope for Humanity's Future Beyond Our Solar System?
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Physics has Something to do with IQ doesn't it
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Plastic on cable, UHF flashback prevention?
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Graduate Is Time Infinite or Finite: What’s the True Nature of Time?
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Graduate Can You Answer These Questions About Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness?
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Undergrad Multifluid Manometer: Practical Uses & Benefits
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Graduate How Accurate Is CERN's Science Rap Video?
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Undergrad Understand Sinusoidal Waves: Problem Solving
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