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    Rotational motion of a high speed flywheel.

    I think you should make a wild attempt at a solution first even if you are not sure. Think about what is happening to the fly wheel at the end of the 34 seconds when the power is off.
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    Native Linux Alternatives to Solidworks

    Not finished yet but looks promising... http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/index.php?title=Main_Page
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    Geneaolgy Research - Probabilty of Someone having the same name

    I never posted in this forum, so if this questions is not relevant, please let me know. I have a family member trying to trace the biological father of my adopted grandfather. From his adoption records she has been able to find a person who matches his name - first, middle and last as well as...
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    Mechanical Engineering: Books for High School Students

    The different categories of engineering are human constructs. If you go back 100 plus years or so, there was only one branch of engineering, so there's a lot of overlap. But to answer your question, just read. Here's my 2 cents: 1.) Make Magazine 2.) How Invention Begins by John Lienhard...
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    Fluid Mechanics: Cross Sectional Area of Gas Tank?

    Just remember the gallons is a volume measurement, so you just need to think about the units and solve for cross sectional area.
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    How viable is it to do Engineering later?

    Here's my two cents: Follow your guts. If you really want to study physics, stick with it. I think you could possible pursue a masters in comp sci with the physics undergrad (provide you learn some programming as an undergrad), but getting a masters in EE could be difficult.
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