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Undergrad How Do Springs A, B, and C Reach Equilibrium on the 4th and 5th Intervals?
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Discover the Fascinating Effects of a Reverse Sun in a Fantasy World
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Graduate John Hagelin's Research: M-Effect and DC/MD
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Help with Physics related project (non school related)
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High School What Does Per Unit Volume Mean in Physics?
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Understanding Electrostatic Waves: A Personal Experience
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High School What Is Fire and How Does It Fit into the States of Matter?
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The Mystery of Cold Air Travel: Light vs. Heat
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Is Access to Physics Education Improving in Nepal?
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High School Physics Classes Should be Experimentally-Based
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What happened to my physics thread?
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Graduate Is There a "Center of Force" for the Other Three Fundamental Forces?
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High School Does a rock's gravity indicate potential energy and atomic bonds?
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Clay Court vs. Other Tennis Courts - What's the Difference?
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Undergrad Altitude's effect on pitch of human voice
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High School Why isn't the world flat ? (Are you sure )
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Physics PhD Without a Bachelor's Degree - Does this Person Seem Familiar?
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Graduate Normalisation constants in physics?
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High School How Does Powder React When Squeezed Inside a Cube?
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General advantages/Disadvantages of going into physics
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Can two loudspeakers one next to other, damage them self?
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Undergrad Sodium acetate trihydrate - initiation of crystallization.
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How Does Dark Energy Fit into Einstein's Theory of General Relativity?
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What Happened When I Shook My Flashlight Near My TV? Shocking Results Revealed!
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Undergrad Stationary regime in time series.
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Graduate Non-local effects and information
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High School Definition of Candela: Learn its Meaning
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High School Why Won't Plastic Pots Melt When Filled with Water?
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High School Balinese instrument called an angklung
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C.N. Yang's 85th Birthday Conference
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Undergrad Earth's Velocity without the Moon: Formula & Answers
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High School Why do we capitalize certain words in physics?
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High School Understanding Ear Pain in Car Tunnels: Causes and Solutions
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What are the top 10 physics journals besides Physical Review?
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Why Does Physics Exist if It Can't Solve All Practical Problems?
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High School What is the Meaning of General Physics?
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Man Proposes in Zero Gravity: Freefalling in Love
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High School Is 2+2=5 Possible in Physics?
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High School Was Galileo Galilei the first real physicist?
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I Just Had an Interview at Fermilab
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The museum of unworkable devices.
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High School What keeps clouds afloat in the air
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Undergrad Is this thought experiment posible?
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Where can i find Lorenz attractor animation/screensaver?
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How do you pronounce the apostrophe in a formula?
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What type of person succeeds in physics?
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Graduate Does Schrodinger's Cat Experiment Extend to Observers Outside the System?
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Are the Laws of Nature Being Repealed?
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Discover the Best Places for Video Lectures and Informative Movies
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High School Elements that cause explosion/burn
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High School A few fundamental questions I'm having trouble on
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Undergrad Can Four Parameters Really Model an Elephant?
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Who are the Greatest Physicists in this century?
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High School Understanding Moments in Math and Physics: A Beginner's Guide
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High School Tips for Creating Physics Diagrams in Adobe Illustrator on Windows Machine
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Graduate What does modern physics say about uncaused effects
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Graduate Backward Causation in Quantum Mechanics: A Refreshing Discussion
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High School Why cant you dim a fluorescent bulb?
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Whats the big deal about Einstein?
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High School How do light, radio, and sound waves work together in televisions?
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