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Does the backward emf reach the Source emf ?
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Could Earnshaw be only thinking inside the box
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Understand F_0 & Omega in Driven Oscillators
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Ferrofluid Used as MRI Contrast Agent: Heat Risk?
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Is It Better to Run or Walk in the Rain?
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Is chlorophyll green or green?
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Beat the Heat: Stable Torus Propagation in Water
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How is the torque output calculated for an engine with two cranks?
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Concerning vibration sustain, wire mounted to wood base and metal base
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Calculating derivatives of a Lagrangian density
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Phase cancellation with opposing and unequal audio frequencies.
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Partition function as a description of the system
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What do we mean by nonlinearity in physics? ('cause wikipedia sucks)
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Cooling a 10x20 Shed: Tips & Tricks
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Imaginary experiment on gravity.
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What is the Tree of Physics and how does it illustrate mechanics?
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Dumb question about gyroscopic forces to clarify if you'd be so kind
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Greenhouse Gases: Explaining the Impact of CO2 & CH4 on Global Temperature
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Theory of everything and chemical bond theory
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What is difference between rapid combustion and turbulent combustion
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Like what IS energy? relative to force
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Low Mach Numbers: Incompressible flow or fluid
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How does a laptop transformer avoid using energy?
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Resolution limit of delay line interferometer
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Can Physics Predict the Future?
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How to make a liquid with specific gravity?
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Calculation of g force on an bank of an aeroplane
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Antarctic Temp Reaches -99.2C: Could CO2 Snow Have Fallen?
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Calculating Horizontal Forces on Frictionless Surface
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Does Surface Energy Vary with Microsphere Size?
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Why is the induced M field proportional to H, instead of the B field?
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Simulation of gravity on large bodies
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Gravitons: Existence & Effects on Gravity
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Center of mass with gymnastics as an example
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Why are hollow tubes stronger than full ones.
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Choosing the Best Prism for UV Separation in Solar Radiation - Thesis Guide
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Does gravity apply to ionised objects?
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Contour Integrals in complex analysis questions
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Why does an object appear darker when wet?.
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Change of State: Breaking Down What Really Happens
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Indoor vs Outdoor Stadium noise levels
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What does it mean to 'drive' a coil?
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Do Fourier transforms always converge to 0 at the extreme ends?
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Mysterious Magnifying Effect Observed at Supermarket
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Integrating a physical quantity to infinity
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How Do You Measure Solar Energy with an Umbrella, Tin Can, and Thermometer?
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If you had 10 minutes to teach someone Physics
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Derivative of Distance r in DW=F*dr: Explained
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Why Is the Electric Field Stronger at Sharp Edges on Conductors?
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Relationship Of Physics And Theorems
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Can Lower Energy Photons Induce Photo Fission?
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What Happens When Atoms Die?
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Designing a Non-Electrical Marble Launcher: Creative Ideas and Simple Machines
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Calculate Force of Rod at Fixed Pivot Point
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Are There Undiscovered Forces Beyond the Known Five?
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Cathodes/Anodes in Chemistry and Physics
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What kind of tools do physicists use?
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What Is the Most Efficient Diameter for a Mill Wheel in a Stream?
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Creating a Silent Dartboard: Physics & Solutions
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What does antimatter mean for science?
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What Forces Act on a Static Cylinder on an Inclined Plane?
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Why does the Earth have an equatorial bulge?
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A Global Measure on a Gravitational System
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The quality factor of cavity resonator
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Are All Boundary Value Problems Eigenvalue Problems?
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Spherical Coordinates: Understanding Theta Equation
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The range of Klein-Nishina formula
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Real world problem, with KE problem
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Soapbox racer - heavier is better?
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Understanding Notation: Simplifying \vec{a} = \dot{v}
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How Much Power Loss Can We Expect from Space-Based Solar Farms?
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What distinguishes plane waves from wave packets in physics?
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Are Time & Entropy the Same Natural Thing?
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Maximizing Efficiency: Back EMF and Transformer Behavior in an Ideal Circuit
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Uncovering the Mystery of Deeper Footprints in the Sand: East vs. West
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Why Do Wet Clothes Appear Darker?
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E/M Constant: Mass Conversion in Universe
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Can a half sine wave be inverted with a low-pass filter?
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How does matter form into galaxies during the cooling down period?
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Tides and Moon Gravitational Force
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Stressed out about the stress formula
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Is Planck Time Not Considered in Mainstream Physics Theories?
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Are we heavier during the day? (Thought experiment/want answer)
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Why Are Detectors for Molecular Vibration Frequencies Less Common?
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Force caused by a bullet in a bone
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Is Everything in Our Universe Absolute or Relative?
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Expression of bulk modulus of a cube in terms of strain
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Throwing Knife Physics: Why Blade End Hits More Often
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Calculating Magnetic Field Outside Toroidal Solenoid
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So, the webpage title could be: Collision Force: How is it Determined?
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Gravity, center of planets, stars
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Converting Information to Energy: Japanese Physicists Show It Can Be Done
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Hilbert's 6th Problem: Progress in Physics Axiomatization
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Earth's shadow in the atmosphere
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Calculate the amount of force required to deform an iron by 1 foot?
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