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High School The 7-Fold Paper Dilemma: Is There an Explanation?

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Can I Take Inflated Coffee Bean Bag on Plane?

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Undergrad XRD of Deformed Steel Sample: Electropolishing Needed?

  • ashvinfpm
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Undergrad Why do waves increase in amplitude when approaching a beach?

  • hanson
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Undergrad Is there really no gravitational force at the center of a massive object?

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High School Why do car windows explode from impacts?

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Graduate Did Kant and Ritter influence Oersted's unification of electromagnetism?

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Graduate Doomsday dec21,2012 - from physicists perspective

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High School Can Lightning Create a Sonic Boom?

  • Nymn
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Highest Scoring Entry for 2007 Physics World Quiz Contest?

  • ZapperZ
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High School Why do alkaline batteries lose their capacity after 50 times of recharging?

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High School Does sound energy require mass if sound waves have no mass?

  • kaweezah
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Graduate Is a Theory Generation Program possible?

  • Meatbot
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Graduate Can Obstacles Enhance the Speed of Incompressible Fluid Flow?

  • Loren Booda
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Mars glows, no need for Rudolph's nose

  • Evo
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High School How Can One-Dimensional Particles Transform a Hollow Box into a Solid Object?

  • wolram
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Why Launch a Rocket on the Winter Solstice?

  • Integral
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Unbelievable Phenomenon: Rain Falling in a 5 Foot Radius

  • Math Jeans
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High School Physical explanation for thunder

  • ash_win
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Saw a bright meteor, want to watch more from Griffith Observatory

  • Math Is Hard
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High School Does Running in the Rain Make You More or Less Wet?

  • mordechai9
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High School Can Objects Shrink or Enlarge According to Physics?

  • bassplayer142
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Undergrad What is the best way to study and learn physics?

  • Tarek Ahmed
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Does peeing on the toilet bowl side cause spray?

  • MrSandman
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High School Interesting ideas for extracurricular physics project

  • Mateja
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Moving Dimensions Theory, aka MDT

  • OmCheeto
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High School Bullet Proof Material: How Does It Work?

  • jobyts
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Undergrad Do we understand electromagnetics?

  • jonourd
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Undergrad Why do we still use seconds and meters as SI base units?

  • Firestrider
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Why does the sun have a black point and is it an optical effect?

  • chuy
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Mainstream Science: What's the Mainstay?

  • wolram
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Undergrad Capillary Action (Capillary Depression)

  • Pete2s
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High School Why do we get an eerie feeling when metal gets scratched?

  • aerosmith
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High School Are there some calculator programs like this out there?

  • mango84
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Undergrad Why doesn't reversing one woofer's phase reduce noise between opposite drivers?

  • ocacoustics
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Do Parallel Realities Really Exist in Quantum Mechanics?

  • jcs
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High School How to calculate significant digits

  • CaitiePhr33k
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Undergrad Are the Feynman Lectures worth reading for fundamentals?

  • t-money
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Graduate Influence of a humidor on the aerodynamics of baseballs

  • marcus
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Undergrad What is the estimated radius of a bomb explosion with 400 lb of high explosives?

  • lewdtenant
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Undergrad Using Spectrometer to measure soil nutrient solutions

  • vmancini
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Graduate Can physics and universal variables determine fate and free will?

  • Math Jeans
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Undergrad Spectrometer vernier scale. Quick answer

  • teleport
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Surfer dude theory of everything

  • muppet
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Should physicists with PhDs earn more than professionals like pharmacists?

  • The_Z_Factor
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Undergrad Definitions of few physics terms

  • Micko
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Graduate Does Time Exist in a Closed System?

  • Bomber
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Graduate Didaktikogenic Physics Misconceptions

  • yenchin
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Graduate Creating an Ethical Code of Conduct for Physics Professionals

  • Pioneer1
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Graduate Is it possible for a stable system

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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Undergrad Poiseullie's Equation experiment

  • Puppyraiser8
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Undergrad Keeping Worms Warm in Upstate NY Without Electricity

  • JPL
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Undergrad What are the fundamentals in today's science?

  • wolram
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Undergrad What Determines Color at the Molecular Level?

  • Mephisto
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Undergrad Why would dust be attracted to a CD wiped with a dry cloth?

  • kdkovach
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Undergrad Why can't we determine the pitch of engine noise?

  • NoiseQuestion
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Can coal be as clean as other fuels?

  • jwhf777
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Graduate Surfer dude creates unified theory

  • fourier jr
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Undergrad Can someone explain how plucking a guitar string produces multiple harmonics?

  • BigMacnFries
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High School Calculating Percent Error When Accepted Value is 0

  • whale
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Graduate Can a theory of everything stay comprehensive as it's tested?

  • pivoxa15
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Graduate What is the exact formula for calculating bubble resonance frequencies?

  • Regger
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High School Revolutionizing Music Sharing: A New Type of Headphones for Unborn Babies

  • redcass
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Graduate How do electromagnetic waves form the diversity of matter in the universe?

  • baywax
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Has Ball Lightning Ever Caused Notable Damage?

  • wolram
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High School Why are physics homework questions focused on algebra instead of concepts?

  • Feldoh
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Graduate Aether particles in physics: debunked or debated?

  • The Mastadon
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High School What calculators are allowed on the GRE physics exam?

  • Bill Foster
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Undergrad Why Does Whiskey and Water Swap Despite Being Miscible?

  • In_Development
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Graduate The Origin of Time and Its Relationship with Entropy

  • Sorry!
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DIY Vacuuming at Home - 75+% Efficiency

  • Anekdot
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High School Global warming investigatory project

  • chareeh
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Undergrad Help writing my physics university personal statement

  • Lavace
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Graduate In the literature, I occassionally see something like this:

  • touqra
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News Where are the lengthons or the spacions?

  • Phred101.2
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Found this little atrocity on ZDnet

  • Curious3141
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Undergrad What Is the Physics Behind True UFOs?

  • Joza
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Graduate Is Zero-Point Energy Fact or Pseudoscience?

  • GTrax
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High School What other liquids are non-conductive besides vegetable and mineral oil?

  • ValiumMm
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Graduate Heisenberg incertitude principe ? contradicting ?

  • JPC
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Undergrad Finding Source of Image: Concentric Rings, Torus, Plusses/Minuses

  • T.S.
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Graduate Do fundamental particles have to be pointlike?

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Undergrad Ideas for physics simulations to put on my website

  • Caspian
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Undergrad What is width of distribution in error analysis?

  • Punky
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Undergrad Where to best increase efficiency?

  • Loren Booda
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High School Does a smaller or larger pool cue tip generate more spin?

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Graduate Should fundamental physics models include self-correction mechanisms?

  • Fra
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High School New to astrophysics, looking to connect with others interested in science

  • ScienceGurl
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High School Why does a diamond blade wear down if diamond is so hard?

  • lolbombs
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High School How does the Homopolar Motor Work?

  • -RA-
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Shocking Theory: Light Bulbs Suck Dark In

  • BosonJaw
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Does a light source actually suck up darkness, or is this nonsense?

  • BosonJaw
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Graduate How to Start Making a New Physics Theory?

  • Urvabara
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Undergrad How are the second and meter physically realized in practice?

  • LeoYard
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Undergrad What Are Degrees of Freedom and Why Do They Matter?

  • cks
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High School How to Calculate Percent Error in Measurements

  • Joza
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High School The speed of sound in nothing but a suit

  • Ivan Seeking
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Graduate Adrian’s Game of Bagatelle (named after its creator - AJ)

  • BanjoPaterson
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The Impact of Vibration on Human Health

  • shojooon
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