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berkeman reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics? with
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I just explained in a DM how math proofs must be read. I think it is a nice, though very simple example of why it is a big deal to... -
berkeman replied to the thread Lawn/Garden Determining Ramp Length for Ground Clearance.In case you decide to make it/them on your own, I'll share my old design. I built a very strong motorcycle ramp (strong enough for...
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berkeman reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Lawn/Garden Determining Ramp Length for Ground Clearance with
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That 15° is not relevant to climbing or descending a straight ramp, it is the angle of slope over which the caster-lead of the steering... -
berkeman replied to the thread Lawn/Garden Determining Ramp Length for Ground Clearance.What kind of ramps have you been looking at so far? What will be the combined weight of the mower and yourself when you are driving it...
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berkeman reacted to Dale's post in the thread I Can this experiment break Lorentz symmetry? with Like.
This kind of setup is already done all the time. What you describe is any particle accelerator that uses counter-rotating beams. If the...
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berkeman reacted to AlexB23's post in the thread Site Usability nitpick -- Hyperlinks should be underlined with Like.
Haha, true. Thank you for keeping our site running smoothly. Hey, that is the beauty of life. We all have different opinions. I respect...
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berkeman replied to the thread Site Usability nitpick -- Hyperlinks should be underlined.Most likely the helpful Mentors would notice and reset the font color to default. (And they would maybe send a friendly DM asking the...
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berkeman reacted to TensorCalculus's post in the thread Asaad Hamad, Independent researcher with Like.
:welcome: You mentioned you’re an independent researcher. It might be a good idea to read the forum guidelines on posting independent...
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In the song, yes, but not the picture.
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berkeman reacted to Chestermiller's post in the thread A Condensate rate of water for an air conditioning cooling coil with Informative.
You need to be able to calculate the outlet temperature of the condenser. For this, you need to know the heat transfer coefficient...
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berkeman reacted to Ibix's post in the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics? with Like.
There is a barrier to entry with computer code: does it compile/run and do what you claim in at least a couple of simple test cases. If...
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berkeman reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread How do people explore new ideas in physics? with Like.
The noise-to-signal ratio is extremely high these days, where anyone can publish anything, for example, on academia.edu. Peer review is...
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berkeman replied to the thread My Introduction Post.You must be reading between the lines... :smile:
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berkeman replied to the thread Other Which branch of engineering is more physics heavy?.Welcome to PF. I am biased of course, but for me EE is closer to Physics than the other Engineering disciplines. Having said that, a...
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berkeman reacted to russ_watters's post in the thread A Condensate rate of water for an air conditioning cooling coil with Informative.
This is relatively easy to calculate by hand. Are you familiar with the psychrometric chart? You can manually look up values in the...
